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How to Serve Figs
in the Home
Fresno, California
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AGRIC.
LIBRAW
COPYRIGHT
1919
BY
J, C. PGRKNER
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FRUITAGE SHOWN
IN PLANTINGS OF
THE MISSION FATHERS—
The dried fig of commerce is one of the
first and most favored of the fruits spoken
of in the history of civilization, the fruit
first produced around Jerusalem and
Damascus.
There are but a few favored sections
along the Mediterranean Ocean where the
fig of commerce can thrive. No other
section in all the world has been dis-
covered, for thousands of years, where
this fig of commerce can be grown
properly — except in the San Joaquin and
the Sacramento Valleys of Central Cali-
fornia.
The findings of forty years, years of
patient endeavor and of exhaustive ex-
periments, have determined that this west-
coast section, in soil and in climate,
peculiarly favors the fig that has made
famous the far-away Valley of Maeander,
Asia Minor.
Moreover, the history of the fig in Cali-
fornia is fraught with interest, and has to
do with the sacrificial wanderings of the
Franciscan Fathers, who traversed — dur-
ing the pre-territorial period — the then
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wastes now included within the boun-
daries of the Golden State.
Wherever there was left the impress of
the Mission Father, there has ever been
in propagation the little Black Fig of
pleasant fruitage.
Aside from other now world-famous
fig-tree growths of the San Joaquin (Cali-
fornia) Valley, the six thousand acres of
Fig Gardens, comprising the J. C. Forkner
Fig Gardens, just north of the city of
Fresno, give emphasis to the claims made
for the Central California section.
This six-thousand-acre tract of fig gar-
dens has been and is being divided into
the smaller, individual holdings, bringing
into being a community of prosperous
homes — the beginning of the larger de-
velopment now in the planning.
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FOOD VALUE
OF THE COMMON FIG—
The Ficus Carica, or common fig, is but
one of more than an hundred species of a
most interesting fruit which, from the
earliest of ancient times has, in its varying
forms, been accorded not only a place of
importance but of honor and of reverence.
Biblical records mention the fig as cloth-
ing, as food, as medicine, and, in the
matter of clothing, were it still "the
fashion to wear 'em" the Fig Leaf would
be particularly enhanced in value — a fact
due to the infinite variety of its pattern,
two leaves, even on the same tree, never
being found exactly alike — featuring "ex-
clusive designs. "
In the matter of food values, according
to scientific analysis, the fig has no equal.
In its component parts, there is nothing
of refuse ; the fig carries the minimum of
water; in protein the fig is rated at 4.3;
in fat, .3 ; in carbo-hydrates, 74.2 ; in ash,
2.4, approximating in fuel, flesh-sustain-
ing value per pound in calories 1475.
The only other fruits approaching the
fig in these vital essentials are the date
and the prune — all others carrying but
370, and less, of calories.
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HEALTHFULNESS
A FIG CHARACTERISTIC—
Either green or dried, the fig has no
superior in healthfulness among the fruits
of common usage, and in food values holds
a place entirely its own.
The large amount of sugar carried by
the fig is most nourishing, and, being one
of nature's best laxatives, pleasant to the
taste, mild yet positive in effect, easily
displaces the decidedly acid fruits.
In addition to the wholesome qualities
of the fig, there is no fruit which, dried
or preserved by some method of cooking,
so retains or so transforms its charms
into equal attractiveness.
The fig is quite unique in being as
agreeable dried as in its original, fresh
juciness — and its saccharine quality is
greater.
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FACTS ABOUT FIGS
AND HOW TO USE THEM—
TO EAT FRESH FIGS—
When figs are served at the table un-
cooked, hold them by the stem and, with
a small knife, cut the fruit across twice,
at right angles, downward as far as the
stem. Thus quartered, the pulp will open
and hang slightly outward but will not
become entirely detached. Then with the
knife separate the pulp from the skin,
gently scraping it toward you, from the
center, or stem-heart, downward. By this
method one secures the entire pulp with-
out the skin, and in convenient bits for
eating.
TO FRESHEN FIGS—
Place dried figs in an enamelled colan-
der and steam until soft and filled out in
appearance. Remove and prepare further
for cooking as desired, or roll in con-
fectioners ' sugar and set aside to partially
dry before serving. A drop of tart fruit
juice and a little sugar may be placed
inside the fig.
TO SERVE FIGS—
If the figs are of the dried order, they
should be washed, drained and chilled.
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DAINTY DELIGHTS
TOASTY TEASERS—
Wash carefully and in boiling water cook until
tender a half-pound of pulled figs, add one-fourth
cup of sugar and the grated rind and juice of half
a lemon. Cook until the syrup is well reduced.
Cut the crust from a thick slice of bread and saute
to a golden brown, first on one side and then on
the other, in two tablespoonfuls of hot butter.
Drain the bread on soft paper; then heap the figs
upon it, cover with two-thirds of a cup of thick
cream, and a scant fourth cup of sugar, beaten
until stiff. Serve at once. Sponge cake may be
used in the place of bread.
FIG FLUFF-DUFF—
Stew one cup of dried figs until tender, then put
through a colander and mix with one cup of sugar
in which has been sifted a teaspoonful of cream of
tartar. Beat thoroughly the whites of five eggs
with a pinch of salt and when perfectly stiff add
the yolks of two eggs and whip again. Now mix
lightly, a little at a time, with the figs and sugar
and place in a buttererd baking dish. Sprinkle over
the top one-half cup of fine-chopped nuts and bake
for fifteen minutes. Serve this with cream, plain
or whipped.
FIG FOAM—
Make an orange or lemon gelatine jelly. (With
a plain gelatine it is best to follow directions given
by the manufacturers of the particular brand one
uses, as they know best the strength of their
gelatine, using, however, in a warm climate one
cup less of water than that recommended.) With
this as a foundation, when the gelatine begins to
harden slightly on being removed from the stove
and whipped in process of cooling, add the well-
beaten whites of two eggs and one cup of chopped
figs. Place in a mould and set on ice to chill.
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Ml D W 1 INI T Efl IVi AC BDO hvJE—
Five or six cooked figrs, one banana, one grape-
fruit or two oranges.
Cut the figs in smooth slices, scrape the banana
and cut in thin slices; remove the, grapefruit or
orang-e pulp in neat pieces from the respective
fruits, cut in halves. Save all of the juice. Dis-
pose the fruit in glass or china saucers, reserving
a slice of banana and five or six slices of the fig
for each saucer; divide the fruit juice among the
dishes; set the slices of banana in the center and
arrange the slices of figs from the banana to the
edge, like the spokes of a wheel. Sprinkle with
powdered sugar before finishing the dishes, or pass
the sugar at time of serving.
ANGELS' DELIGHT—
Use one pound dried figs. Soak in cold water
until soft, then stew slowly until tender. Add sugar
enough to make a rich,.; heavy syrup, and flavor
with a few drops of vanilla. Cool and turn into
a glass dish. Just before serving, cover the figs
with whipped cream which has been sweetened and
flavored with vanilla. Serve small plain cakes or
wafers with it.
DORA CHRISTY WHIP—
Five cooked figs, four whites of eggs, one-half
cup of sugar, one-fourth teaspoonful of salt. Boiled
custard made of one pint of milk, yolks of four
eggs, one-third cup of sugar, one- fourth teaspoonful
of salt.
Cut the figs in tiny bits; beat the whites dry;
gradually beat in the sugar and salt, then fold in
the figs. Turn into a buttered-and-sugared dish.
Bake on many folds of paper and surrounded with
boiling water. The water should not boil during
the cooking. The whip or souffle, is done when
firm in the center. Serve hot with boiled custard,
or with cream and sugar.
FIGS, BANANAS AND NUTS—
Four figs, four bananas, two tablespoons pow-
dered sugar, one-fourth cup chopped nut meats.
Peel, scrape and slice bananas; wash, dry and
chop the figs ; spread figs over the bananas ; sprinkle
with sugar and nut-meats, and serve with cream.
Grape-nuts may be used instead of nut-meats.
WARD WHIP—
Peel fresh figs, sprinkle with enough sugar to
sweeten them, chop very fine; let stand until the
sugar is dissolved; then to one cup of the mixture
whip in the whites of two eggs thoroughly whipped
and scalded. Set away to cool. Serve with cake.
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A BEHEN TEMPTATION—
Take large white figs, as many as are desired,
for five minutes steam them ovor hot water; re-
move from the steamer and while yet warm press
each fig down flat and round, and place the half
of a walnut in the center of each.
DAINTY BETTY ROLLS—
Chop soft figs fine, putting flour on the chopping
knife to keep the figs from sticking to the knife;
add an enual quantity of pecan meats; mix with
cream until it will spread readily. Use brown -
bread, free from crusts, and cut very thin. Roll
each sandwich and hold with a wooden toothpick.
MARA ELLA TOAST—
Six eggs beaten separately; three-fourths of a
cup of butter; one cup of sugar; one-half pound
of chopped walnuts; one pound of chopped figs; six
tablespoons of fine bread crumbs.
Cream the butter and the sug-^r, add the egg-
yolks well beaten; add the figs and the nuts which
have been chopped or cut into small pieces. M'x
in the baking powder and crumbs and add to the
mixture; lastly, add the well-beaten egg-whites.
Bake in rather a thin sheet in a moderate oven.
Serve with whipped cream as a frosting.
ELLETA S. MACAROONS—
One cup of sugar; two-thirds of a cup of butter;
two eggs; stir until light and creamy; two cups of
sifted flour; two-thirds of a teaspoon of soda; one
teaspoon of salt; one teaspoon of cinnamon.
Sift the flour, soda, salt and cinnamon together;
add to the sugar, butter and egg mixture; then
add two cups of rolled oatmeal, put through a,
grinder; one cup of shredded raisins; one cup of
chopped nuts; one cup of shredded figs. Mix thor-
oughly. Drop by teaspoonfuls on a greased pan;
bake rather slowly.
FIG FOLLIES—
Use any good sponge cake. To make the "fol-
lies," or balls, cut the sponge cake into one-inch
squares, or a little larger, niping off the corners
with a knife; dip into "Boiled Frosting," then roll
in a mixture of chopped figs and nuts.
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FIG SPECIALS
APPLES STUFFED WITH FIGS—
Select plump, juicy dried figs, wash them, care-
fully pinching them into their natural shape; select
good, firm apples, wash them, scoop out the cores,
and into these holes press two or three whole figs;
place them in a baking- pan and bake in a hot
oven; while baking baste them with a syrup made
from the juice of half a lemon, two tablespoons
of sugar and a half-cup of water.
The secret of making good baked apples is to
have them thoroughly baked, but not baked in
pieces. If when they look done they are soft to
the core, cover the baking dish and let them steam
for a few minutes; remove the cover and brown
the fruit slightly. These apples may be served
either alone or with Hamburg cream.
FIG AND NUT SOUFFLE—
Press one cup stewed figs through a colander,
add one-half cup sugar mixed with one teaspoon
cornstarch, or cool and add two beaten egg yolks
and a little lemon juice. Fold in the stiffly beaten
whites of five eggs, turn into a buttered dish,
sprinkle with minced nuts and bake twenty min-
utes in a pan of water. Serve with boiled custard
made of the remaining egg yolks.
FIG CONSERVE-
TWO pounds of fresh figs, or one quart of plain
canned figs; one orange, one and one-half pounds
of sugar, one-half cup of pecans (shelled), one-half
pound of raisins. Cut all, except nuts, into small
pieces and cook until thick and transparent (about
one hour). Add nuts five minutes before removing
from stove. Pack and seal hot. Process pint jars
for thirty minutes at 180 degrees Fahrenheit in
a water bath.
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A "LELL" CHARTREUSE—
Wash one-half pound of figs in warm water and
drain. Barely cover with cold water and soak over
night. Place in a double boiler and cook very
slowly until tender, then pour off the juice. Wash
one cupful of rice and drop into a kettle of slightly
salted water and boil for ten minutes. Drain and
place in a double boiler, and from time to time add
a little milk until very soft and the milk is all
absorbed, then stir in one tablespoonful of sugar.
Have ready a buttered mold. Line bottom and
sides with the rice, place the figs in the center and
cover with the rest of the rice. Measure the fig
juice, add water if necessary, to make one pint,
add one-half cupful of sugar and boil for ten
minutes. Bake the chartreuse for fifteen minutes
in a slow oven, then turn out. Serve with the fig
syrup, to which is added a little vanilla.
FIG-APPLE SHORTCAKE—
One-half pound figs, four tart apples, one-half
cup of water, one-third cup of sugar, one-fourth
teaspoon of nutmeg. Wash and chop the figs;
pare, core and slice the apples; simmer with the
figs, water, sugar and nutmeg until thick enough to
spread. Spread between and on top of shortcake.
COMPOTE OF F!GS—
One pound of pulled figs, two cups of water, one-
fourth cup of sugar, four teaspoons of lemon-juice,
one cup . of cream, one-fourth cup of powdered
sugar.
Soak figs in water, then press into shape. Mix
sugar and water, boil until syrupy, add lemon-
juice. Arrange figs on serving dish; cover with
syrup; garnish with sweetened cream, beaten until
stiff, pressed through pastry bag and tube.
RAYBOURNE COMPOTE—
One pound of figs, one pound of sugar, one thick
slice of a lemon; simmer the figs, covered with
water, for an hour; when cool, remove the figs,
press into natural shape and pile on a glass dish.
Take the water in which the figs were cooked,
add the sugar to sweeten, and the slice of lemon;
boil until a thick syrup. Pour the syrup over the
figs. Serve cold with whipped cream.
FIG CROQUETS—
When making rice croquets, have ready some figs
which have been plumped in hot water. Dust each
fig with sugar and a little cinnamon, and place in
the center of the croquet. Cook as usual.
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FIG SQUARES—
Cook ripe, peeled figrs slowly in double boiler
with a little sugar and flavoring: (if desired;, till
smooth and thick. Almonds may be added while
cooking:. Pour into shallow moulds or pans and
dry slowly in sun, oven or dryer; when perfectly
dry, cut in squares or strips and wrapping: in oiled
paper store in dry place. These may be used for
cookery as are the commercial figs.
FIGS AND MACARONI, OR
FIGS AND DRIED-APPLE SAUCE—
Cook two cups of dried figs with enough water
to well-cover; when nearly done put about a cup
of sugar over them. Be sure that there is about
a cup of juice when the figs are done. In another
pan, cook about two cups of macaroni in boiling-
salt water until done; put figrs and macaroni in
separate dishes, but when served combine them.
Dried apples, instead of the macaroni, is used with
pleasing- results.
MAY-IRENE CREAMS—
Wash the figs, and put them in a saucepan with
just enough water to cover them and with a half-
cup of granulated sugar. Simmer until the figs
are tender when pierced with a fork. Take from
the fire and spread on a plate to cool. Add a cup
of sugar to the liquid and boil to a rather thick
syrup. Take from the fire and pour over the figs.
When very cold put into a glass dish and just
before sending to the table, heap whipped cream
on top. Eat with light cake.
PARISIENE COMPOTE—
Five oranges cut fine; four bananas cut thin;
one cup of Malaga grapes, cut; one cup of fresh
figs, cut; one cup of walnut meats; the juice of
one lemon. Sprinkle with sugar and one-half tea-
spoon of cinnamon; cover with whipper cream.
FIG LAXATIVE—
One pound of dried figs, or one-half pound of
dried figs and one-half pound of raisins, to one
ounce of Senna leaves. Chop fine and put into a
stew-pan with one cup of sugar and one cup of
boiling water. Let it simmer slowly for twenty
minutes, then pour out on oiled paper in long
baking tin to cool. A piece about an inch square
at bedtime may prove sufficient, if not take more
as conditions may determine.
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BAKED FIGS
Place fresh figs in a small crock or earthen
dish, with a little sugar and lemon juice or that
of other fruit. Cover and bake slowly and no
water will be required.
A BURT COMPOTE—
Take one dozen large figs, cut in halves or quar-
ters, put them into a saucepan with a package of
gelatine, two ounces of fine sugar and enough
water to cover them; let them simmer slowly for
two hours, then pour into a wet mould. When
quite set, turn out; serve with a surrounding of
whipped cream.
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FIG CONFECTIONS
CANDIED OR CRYSTALLIZED FIGS—
Place fully- ripe, perfect figs in a wire basket and
dip them into a deep kettle of hot lye made from
wood ashes. Let them remain in the lye a minute
or two to remove the gum and milk and until the
fig's begin to shrivel slightly. Let all the lye drip
off the figs, place them in a kettle or vat of boil-
ing syrup, and let them remain in it three or four
minutes. On removing them from the boiling syrup
drain and sprinkle thickly with granulated sugar,
then place on thin wooden slabs or "hurdles" of
galvanized iron and dry very slowly in fruit dryer,
or slow oven, turning the figs frequently. When
thoroughly dried and sugared, these may be packed
in layers, with oiled paper between, and kept in a
dry place.
CANDIED FIGS—
Are made only from young green figs not yet
fully ripe. Place in glass jars, pour on salt water,
and steam until soft. Pour off the salt water and
pour over a syrup made of one cup of sugar to
three of water. After a day, take out, place on
wire screens, and allow to drip for one or two
days in a warm place. Place again in jars or
earthenware; cover with a syrup made of one cup
of sugar to one and one-half cups of water. After
a day, take out and allow to drip. The third soak-
ing should be in a syrup made of one cup of sugar
to one-half cup of water. In this syrup the figs
are allowed to remain as long as possible, or until
required. Take out, drip and roll in confectioners'
powdered white sugar in a pan made lukewarm.
When the figs have absorbed all the sugar they
can they are taken out and packed in large boxes
with powdered sugar. The preserved fruit is after-
wards re-packed in small boxes for the market.
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JEANIE F. S. CRYSTALS—
The figs must be picked when fully ripe, but
before they are shriveled. Take figs of as even
a size as possible in order to save assorting- after-
wards. Simmer in a kettle for twenty or thirty
minutes, but do not allow to boil. When ready,
the figs will have become clear and semi-trans-
parent. Drain off the water. Prepare a strong
syrup of best white sugar and drop the figrs in.
Keep this in a cool place. In from twenty-four
to thirty- six hours, the figrs will have absorbed most
of the sugar and the syrup become very weak.
Draw off the syrup, add more white sugar, and
thus make the syrup stronger. Simmer but do not
boil. Drop the figs in and test again in twenty-
four hours. If the syrup is weak renew the process.
When the syrup retains its strength, the process
is discontinued. Prepare a very strong sjvup of
best white sugar; simmer, but do not boil. Previous
to this the figs are dried in the sun or in dryer
until they slightly ring when dropped on a stone
floor. The figs, however, should not be so dry
that they cannot be readily squeezed when pressed
between the fingers. Now immerse these dried
figs for a few seconds in the strong, hot syrup,
then drain off and place on wire trays in a hot-
air dryer or in the hot sun, if on a warm day.
The syrup dries quickly and leaves the figs glaced.
If crystallized figs are wanted, the figs are slowly
dried in the shade, in which case the syrup crystal-
lizes instead of producing a glace.
BEILING SWEETS—
One cup of figs, one cup of dates, one cup of
nut-meats. Put these through a meat-grinder, and
make into small balls. These may be dipped in
chocolate if desired. Any kind of nuts may be
used. If these ingredients fail to stick together
in the making of the balls, several drops of
molasses may be added.
A JENNEY FUDGE—
One pound of brown sugar, a pinch of cream
of tartar, one-fourth pound of chopped figs, a pinch
of salt, one tablespoonful of butter, one cupful of
water, one teaspoonful of lemon extract.
Dissolve the sugar and water in a saucepan; add
the butter and the cream of tartar; when this
boils, add the figs, and boil to a soft ball when
tried in cold water, stirring all the time. Remove
from the fire, add lemon extract and salt, cool for
five minutes, then stir until it begins to grain,
and quickly pour into buttered tins. When half-
cooled, mark into squares.
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H. o. P. DAINTIES-
TWO pounds of figs, one pound of raisins, one
pound of dates, one pound of nut -meats (any kind),
one tablespoon of vanilla.
Grind the -fruit and the nuts in a fod-chopper;
add the flavoring, and knead well. Dredge a board
with powdered sugar, roll out the mixture to a
thickness of from one-quarter to a half-inch thick-
ness; cut in any desired shape; roll in powdered
sugar.
BLACKSTONE BRITTLE—
Melt one pound of white sugar in granite sauce-
pan; stir in one-half pound of chopped figs, and
pour in a pan to the depth of one inch. Cut in
strips and serve.
RITCHEY RICHNESS—
One pound of figs, one pound of dates, one pound
of raisins, one pound of English walnut meats;
grind all in a meat-chopper; work in as much
powdered sugar as the mixture will take; roll out
about one-half an inch in thickness and cut into
squares.
DEAN FUDGE-
TWO cups of sugar, one cup of milk, butter the
size of an egg, one-half cup of chocolate; cook,
stirring constantly, until bubbles break slowly; add
one-half pound of walnuts chopped fine, and one-
half pound of Fresno dried figs run through a
meat-grinder; stew until the mass begins to
harden, then pour into a buttered plate. When
cool cut into squares.
DUDE TAFT TOFFE—
One pound of loaf sugar; one cup of water; one
teaspoon of cream of tartar. Boil until hard when
tried in water. For the fruit, use figs, grapes,
dates, pieces of orange, or any other fruit, and
dip into the toffe while hot. They harden very
quickly.
FIG KISSES—
Whites of four eggs; two cups of brown sugar;
one pound of chopped figs; two-thirds of a cup of
ground nuts; vanilla flavoring. Beat the egg whites
to a stiff froth; add the sugar, add the figs which
have been cut very fine or ground and weighed,
then add the nuts and the vanilla. Drop from a
teaspoon on lightly buttered baking sheets; bake
in a slow oven until slightly brown.
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CONSERVATION SWEETMEATS—
Ten ounces of figs, one-eighth spoonful of ground
cinnamon, one-half pound of seeded raisins, one-
half pound dripping chocolate, one-half teaspoon
of vanilla.
Put the figs and the raisins through the food
chopper; add the flavoring; form into small balls.
Melt the chocolate in a double boiler; drop the
sweetmeats into the melted chocolate, one at a
time; remove with a silver fork and place on waxed
paper to cool and to harden.
To retain the glace on chocolate-covered candies,
add one teaspoon of olive oil or one-half ounce of
cocoa butter to the chocolate.
LANE FIG CANDY-
TWO cups of sugar, one-half cup of water, one-
half cup of white Karo syrup. Cook until the
mixture threads; beat whites of two eggs stiff:
pour on the hot syrup, slowly stirring until all
of the syrup is added; beat hard, or until it begins
to thicken, then add two cups of chopped figs:
beat until it is thick enough to put on buttered
plates. When cool, cut in slices. Splendid for
children.
VOGEL STRIPS—
One pound of any kind of figs, one pound of
raisins, one pound of walnuts of any variety; grind
them all together in a vegetable grinder; roll the
mixture into a nice round roll; lay them to one
side to dry — will dry in about five days. When
dry, slice thin or thick, according to fancy, drop
the slices into dry sugar. A real dainty.
NOBLE SWEETS-
TWO cups of figs, two cups of dates, two cups
of seeded raisins, one cup of grated cocoanut, one-
half teaspoon of salt, one tablespoon of lemon-
juice, four tablespoons of sugar. Put the whole
through a food- chopper and mix well. Roll in
powdered sugar, and cut into any shape that may
please fancy.
COALINGA CRYSTALS—
Make a strong, thick syrup, put in a little vinegar
and powdered ginger; pare the figs, which must
not be too ripe; boil until clear; spread on plates;
change and turn often until drained; after the
drying process is well begun, roll in granulated
sugar; press flat with knife; turn every day until
perfectly dry; roll in sugar once more and pack in
boxes or jars.
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ROGER S. BONBONS—
One cup of figs, one cup of raisins, one cup of
walnut meats, one-half cup of shredded cocoanut;
grind all tog-ether in a meat-choper, then roll into
balls; mix in a little powdered sugar if necessary
to keep the balls smooth in shape.
Melt unsweetened chocolate in a double boiler;
keep the chocolate just warm enough to prevent
solidifying-. With a silver fork or hatpin drop the
balls into the chocolate. See that each piece is
completely coated, then remove to wax paper to
harden.
FRUIT ROLL—
Boil two cups of white sugar with one-half cup
of water, until it forms a soft ball in cold water.
Remove from the fire; let it cool and beat it until
it creams. Be careful not to have it too stiff.
Add one cvip each of finely- chopped figs and dates,
and beat as long as possible. Roll in a wet cloth,
and leave in a cool place over night.
Slice in thin strips, or cut in fancy shapes.
FIG FUDGE-
TO two cups of granulated sugar add two-thirds
of a cup of sweet milk and one-third cup of butter.
Add one teaspoon of vanilla when the syrup has
begun to simmer. Stir this until just after the
vanilla has been added, then let it cook for twenty-
five minutes without stirring, watching carefully,
however, that it does not burn. When a light
brown in color pour out on plates on which are
spread chopped figs — and let cool.
HOLIDAY HASH-
TWO cups of granulated sugar; one-half cup of
maple or brown sugar; one-half cup of golden
corn syrup; one cup of water and a pinch of cream
of tartar. Boil to the hard "soft ball" stage; add
one teaspoon of vanilla, and pour over the stiffly-
beaten whites of two eggs. Have ready one-fourth
cup of chopped figs, candied cherries, citron and
orange rind, and one-half cup of chopped or
shredded cocoanut.
Beat the syrup until light and foamy, then stir
in the fruit. Pour into a buttered tin, and mark
off the squares.
FIG CARAMELS—
Take any dry fig and run through a grinder.
Press into a cake and cut in squares about the
size of a caramel. Dip in confectioners' melted
chocolate, sweetened to taste.
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THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
DAINTY BARNETT BITS—
Two pounds of black or white figs (black pre-
ferred) dried; one pound of seeded raisins, two
cups of black walnut meats. Put all through a
meat-grinder twice. Knead into brick form; cut
into slices about one inch thick; dip in powdered
sugar; wrap in oiled paper. The longer these "bits"
are kept the more delicious they become.
FIG FAVORS
Two cups of light brown sugar; one cup of gran-
ulated sugar; one cup of milk; one cup of chopped
figs; one tablespoon of butter; one teaspoon of
vanilla. Boil the sugar and the milk a few min-
utes, add the butter; boil until a soft ball will form
in water.
Add the vanilla and the figs, beat until creamy,
and pour into a buttered pan. Cut in squares.
LOVERTIE FANCIES—
Three cupfuls white granulated sugar, one cupful
Karo corn syrup (Red Label;, one-half cupful of
water, whites of two eggs, one-fourth teaspoonful
baking-powder, one cupful chopped figs, one-half
teaspoonful vanilla extract.
Put sugar, syrup and water in saucepan, and
boil until syrup forms soft ball when tested in cold
water. Add the baking-powder to the egg whites
and beat to a stiff froth; take syrup from fire, add
egg-froth, a spoonful at a time, until all has been
added, beating constantly. When the mixture
begins to thicken, add the chopped figs and the
extract, and beat until creamy. Pour into a but-
tered pan and allow to cool. Cut into tubes, or
cut with fancy cutter. Any favorite flavoring may
be used. This candy Is best when allowed to stand
for two or three days.
PERSIAN SWEETS—
One pound of figs; one pound of dates; one pound
of English walnut meats; confectioners' sugar.
Remove the stems from the figs and the stones
from the dates; mix the fruit with the nut-meats
and force through a meat-chopper. Work with the
hands on a board dredged with confectioners' sugar,
until well-blended. Roll to one-quarter of an inch
in thickness, shape with a small round cutter, or
cut with a sharp knife into three-quarters of an
inch squares. Roll each piece in confectioners'
sugar. Pack in layers in a tin box, putting waxed
paper between each layer. These confections may
be used at dinner in place of bonbons or ginger
chips.
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CHOCOLATE DOMINOES—
One-half cup of pecan meats; one-half cup of
English walnut meats; one-half cup of fig's; one-
half cup of dates; the grated' rind of one orange;
one tablespoon of orange- juice; one square of
chocolate.
Mix the nuts and fruit and put through a food-
chopper; wet with the orange- juice, mix in the
grated rind, and roll in a ball. Lay out on a
baking-board which has been covered with con-
fectioners' sugar, sifted; roll to one-half inch in
thickness. Cut in shapes the size of a domino,
and spread with melted chocolate. On the top lay
little discs cut from blanched almonds to imitate
dominoes.
GLACE FIGS—
Put figs (fresh) in pan. Make syrup to cover in
proportion of one cup and a half of sugar to one
cup of water. Cook until figs are a little yellow
and keep in syrup over night. Next day, cook in
same syrup half an hour and again leave over
night, then cook until stem is transparent, and
leave until cold. Then drain on plate, spread on
mosquito netting stretched over pan or tray, and
dry thoroughly. Wet the netting before placing
the fruit upon it. The Kadota fig is recommended
for this purpose.
FIG CANDY—
Boil over a slow fire one pound of sugar and
a half-pint of water, until the syrup hardens when
dropped into cold water. Add half a teaspoon of
vinegar and remove from the fire, stirring once
or twice before pouring over a layer of figs placed
in a deep dish. Dried figs may be used either
previously soaked an hour in cold water, or those
perfectly dry. The dried fig is more apt to give
good results than the fresh fig.
ALVERSON ANGELICS—
Two cups of sugar; one-half cup of water; one-
half cup of corn syrup; boil until the mixture spins
a thread. Three cups of ground dried figs; two
cups of ground raisins; one cup of ground English
walnuts; one teaspoon of extract of nutmeg. Have
a pan greased and thickly dusted with cocoanut;
have the figs, raisins, nuts and extract mixed. As
soon as the syrup threads, take from the stove and
beat until the mixture is cloudy. Fold in the fruit
mixture, turn out in the prepared pan, and dust
the top with cocoanut.
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THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
CANDIED CALIMYRNAS—
Take the ripe Calimyrna figs before they begin
to dry on the tree, those just right for canning;
dry them in the sun for four or five days; don't
let them sour. When well- dried, pack them down
in sugar, layer upon layer, the sugar between each
layer. In five days they will be ready for eating.
The result of this simple treatment will be found
most pleasing.
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TARTS AND WAFERS
ELLETA TARTLETS—
One-half pound of dried fig's; three tablespoon-
fuls of sugar; two eggs; three-fourths pint of
water; one-half cupful chopped English walnut-
meats; a few drops of lemon- juice; some pastry.
Line some tartlet tins with pastry; cut the figs
into small pieces and simmer in the water for a
half hour, then add one tablespoonful of the sugar.
Remove from the fire and cool, then add the nut-
meats, and the yolks of the egg's well-beaten.
Divide the mixture into the prepared tins and bake
in a hot oven until ready. Make a meringue with
the whites of the egg's, the remainder of the sugar,
and the lemon-juice. Spread over the top of the
tartlets and brown slightly.
FRESNO FIG TART—
Select a dozen choice dried figs and stew them
in enough water to cover them. Add two cloves,
a small piece of stick cinnamon, and a piece of
preserved ginger, chopped fine. When tender take
out the figs and remove the spices. Add enough
sugar to the water to make a good syrup and a
couple of spoonfuls of ginger syrup. Then boil fo*
five minutes, and add a little hot water if it gets
too thick. Next add a teaspoonful of lemon-juice
and a spoonful of brandy. Return the figs to the
syrup and set aside to cool. Put one or two figs
and a spoonful of the syrup in each tart shell
before serving.
No. 2. — Whip one-half cup of rich cream until
stiff, and sweeten lightly. Add one-half cup of
dried figs, cut fine, preferably into minute dices
by aid of a sharp knife. Stir these very lightly
into the cream and sugar a few at a time. Fill
puff-paste shells with the mixture and sprinkle
with maple syrup or dust with cinnamon, accord-
ing to taste.
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THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
FIG-PECAN WAFERS—
Beat two egg whites quite stiff, adding two cups
brown sugar, add one cup broken pecans, dusted
with salt, and one cup figs cut in bits. Drop from
teaspoon on buttered tin and bake ten minutes.
BERT R. DELIGHTS—
One cup of sugar, one cup of shortening — mix
thoroughly; one egg, one cup of milk, three tea-
spoons of baking-powder, one-half teaspoon of salt,
flour enough to make stiff; roll thin, cut with a
cookie cutter and bake two together with fig jam
between.
A FRESNO FAVORITE—
One cup of sugar; one-half cup of butter; three
eggs; one -fourth cup of milk; one cup of figs;
three-fourths cup of English walnut-meats; one
teaspoonful of vanilla.
Cream the butter and sugar; add the yolks of
eggs, milk and figs, which have been cooked In a
little water until tender.
Line gem pans with pie paste, put In mixture,
and bake. Beat whites of eggs, add powdered
sugar and vanilla for meringue. Brown if liked.
This makes twelve tarts.
THE J. C. PORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
FIG ICES
A FROSTY FAVORITE—
One quart of thin cream, one- fourth cup of
sugar; one and one-half teaspoons of vanilla; two
cups of figs. Grind the figs, let them soak a few
hours in the cream, then add sugar and flavoring
and freeze in the usual way.
TUTTI-FRUTTI ICE CREAM—
Two cups of milk; the yolks of five eggs, two
and one-half cups of thin cream; three-quarters of
a cup of sugar: one-half teaspoon of salt; one
tablespoon of vanilla; one and two-thirds cups of
fruit cut in small pieces.
Make a custard of the first four ingredients,
strain and cool; add the cream and the flavoring,
then freeze to the consistency of mush; add the
fruit and continue freezing.
It may be served this way, or put into a mold,
packed in salt and ice and let stand two hours,
then slice.
For the fruit, use candied cherries, dates, pine-
apples, figs, Sultana raisins and citron, all or a
part of them.
CHILLED CHEER—
One pint of cream, white of one egg, sugar to
taste, one-half cupful of ground walnuts, twelve
figs, six dates. Beat up the cream until stiff with
the white of an egg, which adds to the stiffness
and bulk. Sweeten the cream to taste, add the
ground walnuts, the figs and the dates cut into
small pieces. Mix carefully and put into a wet
mold; cover tightly and pack in ice and salt. Allow
it to so remain for four hours. This quantity will
serve eight persons.
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THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
STARR FIG PARFAIT—
One pint of whipping- cream; four eggs; one-
fourth cup of sugar; three tablespoons of water;
one-half pound of figs after grinding.
Boil the sugar and the wrater in a small dish
until it just begins to "spin a thread," then pour
over the well-beaten eggs, beating continually. Let
cool. Whip the cream, add the figs, and with a
fork mix them well through the cream; add the
egg and the syrup, and pour into a mold.
Pack in ice and salt, and freeze about four hours.
If small molds are used (baking-powder cans are
good; not as much time is required for freezing.
Dip a narrow strip of muslin in melted gauze and
stretch tightly around where the can and the lid
join to insure keeping out the salty water.
PAYNE WHIP—
One pound of figs; one pint of whipping cream;
one cup of English walnut-meats; one-half cup of
powdered sugar; one teaspoonful of vanilla. Chop
the figs; cut the nuts into small pieces; whip the
cream until stiff; add the nuts, sugar and figs.
Flavor, chill and serve.
HAWAIIAN FRAPPED FIGS—
Ripe figs, one quart; cream, one quart; sugar,
one cup; sherry, one-half cup. Whip the cream
until very stiff; add the sugar and the sherry. Cut
the figs in pieces, and place in a freezer in alter-
nate layers of fruit and cream. Let it stand until
frozen.
FIG ICE CREAM—
For two quarts of fig ice cream, mix one quart
of cream with two cups of sugar and freeze par-
tially. Then add to the mixture two cups of fig
marmalade, the juice of one lemon with one tea-
spoonful of lemon extract, and the whites of four
eggs with which has been whipped a pinch of salt
— and finish freezing.
FIG ICE CREAM, 2—
Stir together one pint of cream, one pint of new
milk, and three-fourths cup of sugar. Place on
stove and bring to a boil. In a separate vessel
should have been stewed one cup of chopped dried
figs or two cups of fresh figs in one- half cup of
water. Add to the hot milk and let cool. Then
freeze, adding at the last moment either pineapple
or lemon extract and the juice of half a lemon.
This will make nearly two quarts.
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FIG ICE—
Peel two quarts of fresh figs and stir well with
the juice of one lemon and its grated peel, or
one teaspoon lemon extract, some fruit acid and
two cups of sugar. Add two cups of water and
freeze.
FIG ICE—
Make a lemonade or orangeade and to each
quart of liquid add one pound of chopped figs and
a half-cupful of fine chopped nuts. A little lemon
extract may be added. Freeze.
FIG ICE CREAM—
Make the usual foundation ice cream, adding to
it for each quart a cupful or more of shredded
figs, then freeze. Flavor to suit taste.
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THE J. C. FORKXER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
BREAKFAST SPECIALS
WHEATENA WITH FIGS—
Three -fourths cup of Wheatena, one teaspoonful
of salt, three-fourths cup of cold water, two and
one-fourths cups of boiling- water, one-half pound
(one cup/ chopped figs.
Mix the Wheatena, salt and cold water. Add to
this a little of the boiling water, then pour the
paste into the remainder of the boiling- water and
let it boil five minutes. Put it into a double boiler
and cook for thirty minutes. Add the chopped figs,
washed very thoroughly, when the Wheatena is
put into the double boiler. Serve either hot or
cold, with milk or cream and sugar. It may be
molded in cups and chilled before serving.
SOUTHERN WAFFLES—
One and one-half cups of corn-meal mush; one
and one-half cups of milk: one-half cup of ground
or chopped figs; three teaspoons of baking-powder;
one-half teaspon of salt; two eggs;. three table-
spoons of shortening; three cups of flour.
Add milk to mush; add the dry ingredients,
mixed; add the yolks of eggs, the shortening and
the whites of eggs beaten stiff. Cook in waffle
irons.
POTATOES AND FIGS—
One cup of coarsely-chopped figs; two cups of
mashed sweet potatoes (boiled in skin until done);
one-half cup of cream; a little salt and cinnamon;
two eggs well- beaten.
Mix, folding in the eggs at the last. Drop heap-
ing tablespoonfuls on well-greased pie-pans; bake
one-half hour, or until brown.
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FIGS AND CORN-FLAKES—
There cannot be found a more delicious breakfast
dish than fresh fig's peeled and sliced into corn-
flakes, and served with cream.
HOME JOURNAL CRACKERS—
Put one pound of chopped figs, one cup of gran-
ulated sugar, and one-half cup of cold water
together and boil the mixture until soft. Allow to
cool. Cream one cup of brown sugar and one cup
of butter, or other shortening; add two and one-
half cups of rolled oats, and two and one-half cups
of flour. Mix well with the hands. Add one-half
cup of warm water in which disolve one teaspoon
of soda.
Divide the dough into two equal parts, roll very
thin, spread the fig mixture on one layer, cover
with the second layer and cut in squares. Bake in
a hot oven to a light brown. These are fine with
coffee, or to be used as a regular cookie.
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THE J. C. FORKXER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
STUFFED FIGS
A MARIE CONCEIT—
Select natural or pressed fig's, remove the stems,
and wash in hot water. Put into a steamer or
colander over a dish of hot water, cover closely
and steam until thoroughly softened, then remove
from the heat. When cool, stuff each fig- with a
walnut-meat by making an opening in the side of
the fig and enclosing the nut. Sprinkle the figs
with granulated sugar.
STUFFED FIGS—
One pound of pulled figs, one-half pound of
mixed nuts. The nut mixture may consist of
almonds, pecans, English walnuts and pinon. Chop
them very fine. Beat the white of one egg until
partly light; then add six tablespoonfuls of pow-
dered sugar, and beat until stiff. Stir the nuts
into this paste, add a half of the grated yellow
rind of an orange or a little vanilla; mix thor-
oughly. Split the figs carefully on one side; scoop
out a portion of the inside flesh; mix it with the
nuts; then stuff the figs until they are quite dis-
tended, putting the skin together so that the split
may not be seen. Arrange on a paper mat in a
pretty glass dish, and serve as dessert.
SUGARED ROLLS—
Remove the inside of steamed or fresh figs and
mix the part removed with chopped nuts moistened
with a syrup of sugar and tart fruit-juice (cooked
or uncooked). Roll in sugar and serve.
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FIG PASTES
A PICNIC DELIGHT—
Treat the figs with a soda bath as for pre-
serves, rinse and cook until tender, in fresh clear
boiling water. Drain well and put the figs through
a food- chopper or rub pulp through a colander.
Allow one pound of sugar for each quart of pulp.
Mix and cook until it is rather a solid mass. Spread
with an oiled spatula on the oiled surface of a
flat dish, marble or glass slab, and finish drying
in the sun. Three or four days will be required
for drying. The trays should be brought into the
house each night, and they should be protected
from both flying and crawling insects. When thor-
oughly dry, sprinkle with granulated sugar, roll it
up and wrap tightly in a cloth. It will keep for a
long period of time.
FIG BUTTER—
Chop together equal parts of figs, seeded raisins
and stoned dates, and add (after weighing) nuts
equal in weight to the whole. The nuts may be
mixed according to convenience or taste, as one
part each of black and white walnuts, pecans,
almonds, peanuts, hazel or Brazil nuts. Mix thor-
oughly together and pack in a mould for slicing.
FIG-PASTE LAXATIVE—
One-half pound of figs, one pound of prunes, one
ounce of Senna leaves, cold water.
Soak the prunes over-night in cold water to
cover, add the Senna leaves tied in cheesecloth,
and cook slowly until prunes are tender. Stone
the prunes and chop fine; add the figs, chopped
fine; put in top of double boiler, remove Senna,
add prune-juice, and cook until thick.
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THE .1. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
TOWNEY PASTE—
1. — Pick the figrs fully ripe, split and scrape off
the pulp, mash and strain and let come to a boil,
constantly stirring. To ten pounds of fig-pulp add
one pound grated cocoanut and the juice of one
lemon. After boiling a half -hour spread on plates
and dry in the sun. When fully dried keep in an
air-tight plrce if possible. When ready to use,
soak in warm water over night and boil in the
same water.
2. — Figs must be very ripe. Wash in water,
steam in colander for a few minutes, then nib
through a sieve, using best rubber gloves on the
hands. The rubber gloves must have been pre-
viously washed several times in hot water in order
to remove the taste of the rubber. The mushy
pulp is then placed in jars and steamed for forty-
five minutes or more. If not sweet, add sugar to
taste. Spread the mush on glass or marble to dry
in the sun of* in heated air. Fig sauce is made
in the same manner, except that it is preserved
in jars while yet mushy instead of drying in the
sun.
3. — Pick the figs when well ripened, but not so
soft as to be difficult to handle. Peel them, weigh,
and allow three-fourths of a pound of best gran-
ulated sugar to one pound of fruit. Mix sugar and
fruit thoroughly with your hands, or by mashing
together with a large potato masher, and let the
mixture stand over night. Prepare the afternoon
before, if the weather is very hot, but if it is not
they can stand from one forenoon to the next. In
the morning put them on the back of the stove and
let the paste heat slowly, stirring occasionally.
Then, when ready to give it your whole attention,
pull forward and "cook down" over a rather slow
fire, stirring and mashing almost constantly. There
must not be a single lump left in the mass. If
desired, some of the seeds which rise and accumu-
late on the sides of the preserving kettle may be
skimmed out. The amount of cooking down done
is according to taste. The paste is better when
well cooked down, but if this is done, great care
must be taken not to burn the paste at the last,
when it is quite thick. It is so rich that for small
families it should be put into pint or half-pint jars.
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FIG MARMALADES
A FREDA FAVORITE—
One pound of figs, three pounds of rhubarb, three
pounds of sugar, one lemon, one teaspoon of ginger,
one-fourth teaspoon of cloves, one-fourth teaspoon
of salt.
Cut the rhubarb unpeeled into inch pieces; wash
the fig-s and put them through a food- chopper; put
in preserving kettle with half of sugar and let
stand over night; in the morning boil until clear,
then add remaining sugar, the juice and grated
rind of lemon, and seasoning. Cook slowly until
thickened.
WHITE-FIG MARMALADE—
A delicious marmalade is made from white figs.
Take perfectly ripe and fresh figs, peel off the thin
soft skin, and to every two pounds of figs use one
and one-half pounds of sugar and the grated peel
of a large orange or lemon; cut up the figs and
mash them with sugar, adding the grated yellow
rind and juice of the orange or lemon; boil all
together until the whole is reduced to a thick,
clear, smooth mass, stirring frequently from the
bottom. When done put into jars while hot and
cover closely.
Those who like less sugar can use one-half
pound of sugar to a pound of fruit, and it will
keep perfectly, provided it be boiled very clear
and smooth.
J. W. T. MARMALADE—
Ten pounds of ripe, peeled figs, ten pounds of
sugar; let stand over night. In the morning stir
the figs and the sugar until all are dissolved; cook
for two or three hours slowly. May add orange,
lemon and walnuts, or pineapple well cooked and
chopped fine.
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THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
TRIXIE MARMALADE—
Use only fully-ripe figs. When they are con-
siderably wilted they are cut. Cut in halves and
scrape out the inside pulp; mash and strain
through a very coarse sieve. Put into a glazed
dish and place the latter in boiling water. Boil
constantly for one-half hour and place in sealed
glass jars, like canned fruit. This marmalade is
very fine; can be eaten with meat or alone with
cream. It is a fine relish if made from good, sweet
figs.
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FIG PRESERVES
FIG AND GRAPE PRESERVES—
White figs and Muscat grapes are sometimes
preserved together, the second crop of figs coming
in season to can with the grapes. Pick the figs
when their skins begin to crack, peel, weigh, and
allow one- half pound of best granulated sugar to
one pound of fruit. Mix the fruit and sugar care-
fully (not breaking the figs;, and let them stand
over night. In the morning, cook slowly on the
back of your stove, stirring carefully at intervals.
In the morning, also prepare your Muscat grapes
by picking them from their stems, washing, weigh-
ing, and allowing one-fourth pound of sugar to one
pound of fruit (and as many grapes by weight as
figs). Cook in another kettle, using only a very
little water — just enough to keep them from burn-
ing. They will cook after starting to boil, in about
ten minutes. The figs will need cooking nearly an
hour. When both fruits are done, mix carefully
together, let come to a boil and can.
GOLDEN WEST PRESERVES—
Take three-fourths pound sugar and half cup of
water to each pound of figs. Make a syrup of the
sugar and water, skim, add the figs, carefully)
washed and dried, and let simmer until the skin
of the figs is tender, then store as any preserves.
For a less sweet dish, use a cup of sugar and a
cup of water to enough figs to fill a quart jar;
make the syrup and let cook as before, but store
as canned fruit in sterile jars, filled to overflow
and sealed with rubbers and sterile covers. Lemon
or orange rind and juice, or sherry wine, all in
quantity according to taste, may be added.
TEEL PRESERVES—
Ten pounds of well-washed ripe figs, ten pounds
of sugar, and water to make a syrup; boil half an
hour, place figs in syrup, and boil slowly about
two hours.
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THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
SIMPLICITY PRESERVES—
Gather the fruit when fully ripe, but not cracked
open; place in a perforated tin bucket or wire
basket and dip for one moment into a deep kettle
of hot and moderately strong- lye (some prefer
letting them lie an hour in limewater, and after-
wards drain;; make a syrup in proportion of one
pound of sugar to one pound of fruit, and when
the fig's are well-drained put them in the syrup and
boil them until well-cooked; removing-, boil the
syrup down until there is just enough to cover the
fruit; put the fruit back in the syrup, let all boil,
and seal while hot in glass or porcelain jars.
BERGEN PRESERVES—
Take figs as soon as they are sufficiently ripe
to peel well, peel and place in sun for a couple of
days, turning them several times; take in, wash
in hot water, draining at once; put the figs, a few
at a time, in a rich syrup and let cook for several
hours, until thoroughly preserved. In this process
the figs remain whole and are a most dainty
offering.
FARNUM PRESERVES—
Split the figs twice, crosswise, from blossom and
about half-way. Put them in a dish and cover
with cold water in which a full tablespoonful of
medium -strong lye has been dissolved. Leave the
figs in this solution for thirty-six hours, stirring
every two or three hours. Take them out and rinse
well, first in cold water, then in warm (not boil-
ing) water, then in cold water, then in hot water,
and again in cold water. In the meantime, have
your syrup boiled — with cinnamon and a few cloves
in a bag for seasoning. Boil the figs slowly in the
syrup for four hours, or until the figs are trans-
parent.
T. B. W. PRESERVES—
Soak the figs over night in moderately strong
a him -water. Next morning, to one pound of figs
add three-quarters of a pound of sugar (preferably
brown;; let stand until the sugar becomes moist,
then put in to cook. When the figs turn a light
brown, put them on a platter in the sun for
twenty minutes (allowing the syrup to still boil,
but slowly;; then put the figs back in the kettle
and cook until they take on a dark brown color.
Some like the flavor of ginger or orange peel, but
the preserve is delicious with but the flavor given
by the fig.
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MICHAELI PRESERVES—
Peel enough figs to make a gallon of preserves;
let stand over night, with sugar, to form their
own juice. Next morning, cook the figs until nearly
done; add a little more than a cupful of chopped
walnuts, and a thinly- sliced lemon. This makes
a fine filling for cakes, or a tasty spread for bread.
PRESERVED FIGS WITH GINGER—
Ten pounds of fresh, ripe figs, not shriveled, are
peeled of the thick, outside skin. As all figs are
not peeled readily, a variety which peels must be
selected. Take the peel of one orange or lemon,
pare well, and use none of the inner white part
or rag. Take one ginger root and shave it very
thinly with a sharp knife. Boil the peel and the
ginger until very tender in a separate kettle. In
another kettle make a syrup of six pounds of best
white sugar, enough of water to dissolve; add the
juice of four oranges and one lemon or four
lemons. When ready, add the decoction of the
orange peel and ginger, but take care to first
strain. Bring the syrup to a simmer, drop in the
peeled figs and simmer under cover until clear
and tender, which requires more or less time, ac-
cording to the variety of figs used and their state
of ripeness.
No. 2. — Pick before quite ripe, peel and put into
dishes, with sugar, for twelve hours, usually over
night; drain off juice into preserving kettle, and
after coming to a boil put in figs for a short time;
take up in dishes again and expose to sun while
syrup is boiling down; then return the figs, and
when they begin to look clear take up and ex-
pose to the sun again while reducing the syrup to
desired thickness; then return figs to syrup and
let simmer gently for an hour, being careful not
to have too hot a fire and thus burst the figs; use
a pound of sugar for each pound of fruit.
No. 3. — Pick figs fully ripe, but not shriveled.
Scald first in hot water, change water several times
in order to draw out the milky juice. Pack figs
in glass jars in rows and handsomely. Make a
syrup of one cup of sugar to two of water. Pour
over figs and steam for twenty minutes without
rubber band. Then place on the rubber bands;
steam for twenty- five minutes more with the cover
lightly pressed down. A very superior article is
made if the figs are first steamed in a colander
until tender, then packed in glass and steamed
with the syrup. An apricot kernel or a bitter
almond may be added to each jar, or, better, grated
and boiled with the syrup before pouring over the
figs. No more than one kernel is needed for each
jar.
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A DRIED-FIG DAINTY—
Take three pounds of dried fig's and wash them;
cover with hot water and soak over night: next
morning- drain oft' the juice; add one pound of
sugar and heat until the sugar is dissolved; add
the figs, and boil slowly until the juice has thick-
ened to a syrup. If the figs have taken up the
juice, add enough hot water to provide a sufficient
syrup for the figs. Put in jars while hot. This
will keep indefinitely.
FIG TRANSPARENCIES—
Six quarts of figs, four pounds of sugar, one
cupful of bakingr soda, six quarts of boiling- water,
three quarts of water. Select firm, sound fruit,
discard all over-ripe or broken figs. Sprinkle one
cupful of baking soda over the selected figs and
cover with about six quarts of boiling water. Allow
them to rtand for fifteen minutes, drain off this
soda solution, and rinse the figs well in clear, cold
water. Let the figs drain while syrup is being
prepared. Mix sugar and the three quarts of water,
boil for ten minutes and skim. Add well-drained
figs gradually so as not to cool the syrup. Cook
rapidly until the figs are clear and tender — about
two hours. When the figs are transparent, lift
them out carefully and place in shallow pans. If
the syrup is not heavy enough (testing to about 50
to 55 degrees with a saccharometerj, continue boil-
ing until it reaches the desired density, then pour
it over the figs, being careful to see that the fruit
is entirely covered. Let stand over night. Next
morning pack the figs cold in sterilized jars, having
stems all the same length and placing the figs so
that all stems will be upward. Fill each jar to
overflowing with the syrup of 55 degrees density.
Cap, clamp, process and seal immediately.
SAN JOAQUIN SWEETS—
Heat fresh figs through thoroughly in a steamer,
double boiler or slow oven without water, then
drop them into a heavy, boiling syrup; remove and
let stand in it over night. In the morning bring
to a boil, remove; let stand till cold; re-heat :{
drain; pack figs close together in jars; cook down
the syrup and pour over the fruit. Figs may be
preserved in lemon syrup, in grape-juice, or other
tart fruit juices, or have added to them lemon
peel and juice or lemon and ginger root.
Dried figs may be steamed and then so pre-
served or by the simpler process. Many people
hold that preserved figs must first be dipped in
boiling lye, repeating several times, a minute at a
time.
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VROOMAN PRESERVES—
Gather the figs with the stems on just before
they are ripe enough to be eaten. Scrape off the
skin carefully and drop the fig's into a kettle of
clear, boiling- water, and leave half an hour. Then
take out and allow to cool with the stems up.
Make a syrup of a pound and a half of sugar and
a half -pint of water to each pound of fruit. Boil
the syrup till nearly roping; put in the figs care-
fully and keep them under the water while cooking.
If other than the natural flavor is desired, put a
clove in the blossom end of each fig or cook them
with a sliced lemon from which the seeds have
been removed, adding a little ginger. The pre-
serves keep well if made with an equal weight of
sugar and figs.
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FIG SALAD
RUTH SALAD—
One-half pound of cooked figs, three oranges,
one head of lettuce, three or four teaspoonfuls of
oil, one or two tablespoonfuls of lemon-juice, one-
fourth teaspoonful of salt.
Dispose the heart leaves of the lettuce, care-
fully washed and dried, to form a bed; on this
turn the pulp of the oranges, freed from skin mem-
brane and seeds; above dispose the flgs, cut in nar-
row slices. Dissolve the salt in the lemon-juice,
add -the oil, mix thoroughly and pour over the
whole; turn the fruit over and over, and serve at
once.
MIXED-FRUIT SALAD—
One package of Jiffy Jell; one cup of chopped
nuts; one small can of pineapple; one-fourth cup
of chopped figs; one individual bottle of Welch's
or Armour's grape-juice. Dissolve the Jiffy Jell
in the grape-juice to make one pint. Pick the
pineapple apart, and put into small molds with the
chopped mixture. Pour over the liquid, and put
on ice to chill. When cool place on lettuce leaves.
Serve with boiled mayonnaise or whipped cream.
SALAD DE LUXE—
Combine marshmallows, figs, apples, nuts and
green grapes. Cut the marshmalows in four
pieces; cut the figs in pieces, dice the apples, seed
the grapes. Have equal parts of each, and mix
with a fruit salad dressing. Place on lettuce leaves,
and put the dressing on top.
FIG AND DATE SALAD—
Use large, fresh figs and dates; slice, arrange on
lettuce leaves, and serve with either cream or
French dressing.
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FIG AND NUT SALAD—
Slice pulled figs, cooked and cooled, and mix
with them a few slices of walnuts or blanched
almonds. Serve with French dressing made of
claret and lemon-juice instead of vinegar, or with
a cream dressing1. In using- the cream dressing1,
mix the ingredients with a little of the dressing
and dispose of additional dressing- here and there,
using the forcing bag and tube. When available,
fresh figs are preferable to those that have been
cooked.
CHEESE-FIG SALAD—
Place lettuce on salad plates, then a slice of
pineapple; cut the figs lengthwise, laying them over
the pineapple; put Neufchatel cheese over the figs,
then a good, creamy salad dressing.
PEANUT SALAD—
One cupful of thinly-sliced apple; one cupful
chopped celery; one -half cupful chopped figs; one-
half cupful of roasted peanuts; lettuce and mayon-
naise.
FRUIT SALAD—
Three apples; two oranges; one small can of
pineapple; two bananas; one scant cup of figs.
Walnuts and maarshmallows to be added; cut all
into small pieces. Heap this over lettuce leaves,
and, just before serving, add a good creamy salad
dressing.
MIXED SALAD—
One cup of chopped figs; one-third cup of grated
cheese; one cup of celery; one cup of diced apples;
one cup of mayonnaise; three tablespoons of nut-
meats; one head of lettuce. Mix the ingredients
with the mayonnaise, and arrange on lettuce leaves.
FIG-BANANA SALAD—
Peel as many chilled bananas as there are per-
sons to be served. Split lengthwise, and put the
halves together with a filling of figs, English wal-
nuts, and preserved ginger, chopped fine and
moistened with lemon-juice.
Arrange on individual salad plates. Garnish
with lemon and watercress. Serve with whipped
cream mayonnaise. The ginger may be omitted if
preferred.
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THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
CHERRY SALAD—
Use the white canned cherries. Remove the
pits, and slip into each cherry a small piece of
nut. Pack in a dish and cover with the juice from
the cherries; let stand in a cool place until ready
to serve. Serve five or six cherries and two or
three figs cut in halves or quarters on lettuce.
Cover with salad dressing.
FIG-CELERY SALAD—
One cup of celery cut in pieces; one-half cup
of chopped figs; one-third cup of walnut meats.
Mix and serve on lettuce leaves with mayonnaise
or cream dressing".
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FIG PICKLES
"LITTLE MOTHER" PICKLES—
Two dozen figs; one quart of vinegar; two cup-
fuls of sugar; one teaspoonful of mace; one tea-
spoonful of cloves; one tablespoonful of cinnamon.
Select firm, ripe fruit and put it in brine over
night. In the morning take out and soak in fresh
water for two hours; remove and pour over them
boiling water to cover; let stand until cold, and
then drain. Boil the vinegar and the sugar in a
kettle, add the spices in a muslin bag; skim thor-
oughly and drop in the figs. Again bring the rhix-
ture to a boiling point, remove from the fire, and
let stand in the kettle over night. Next morn-
ing, re-heat to boiling and seal in glass jars.
SPICED FIGS—
Peel ripe, white figs, and to ten pounds of the
figs add five pounds of brown sugar, one quart of
vinegar, one ounce of cinnamon, one-half ounce
of allspice, one-half ounce cloves, the spices to be
tied in bags and boiled with sugar and vinegar.
When the vinegar and spices have come to a boil
add the figs, a few at a time, to prevent mashing,
and boil until they look clear. When all are done
put into jars and pour the vinegar over them hot.
SWEET PICKLED FIGS—
The figs are picked when ripe, but must not be
soft. Steam first until slightly soft, then place in
a liquor made as follows: A syrup is made of a
cup of sugar; to every cup of water add a tea-
spoonful of cider vinegar, one stick of cinnamon,
crushed in small pieces. Boil the liquor. Insert a
clove in the eye of each fig and pack in a glass
jar. Pour the filtered liquor over the figs. Steam
the jars first, with the cover on loosely, for
twenty minutes. Then place on the rubber bands,
screw down cover lightly, and steam for twenty
minutes more.
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PASADENA PICKLES—
Seven pounds of figs packed just before shrivel-
ing, three pounds of white sugar, one quart of
vinegar, one teaspoonful of salt, one teaspoonful
of allspice, one teaspoonful of ginger, one teaspoon-
ful of cloves, two tablespoonfuls of cassia buds.
Boil together for four hours, put spices in a thin
bag to keep pickles clear, and more vinegar if too
much evaporates and add the sugar when nearly
ready. When the sugar is dissolved, add the figs.
Simmer until tender.
FRESNO FAVORITES—
To ten pounds of figs take four pounds brown
sugar, one quart strong vinegar, one large cup of
whole spices, including cloves, cinnamon, allspice,
and cassia buds. Boil vinegar, sugar and spices
first, and when the sugar is well dissolved add the
figs and boil until tender. The figs should be
picked before they become shriveled. Put all in
jars; pour out the liquid for three mornings, and
let come to a boil and return to the figs; then
close the jars.
SUNNYSIDE SWEETS-
TWO quarts of figs, one quart of vinegar, one
teaspoonful of mace, one pint of sugar, one level
teaspoonful of ground cinnamon, one teaspoonful
of cloves. Mix the spices, and tie them into two
small pieces of cheesecloth. Put a layer of figs
into a stone jar, then a layer of salt, another layer
of figs, and so continue until they are all covered;
pour over one quart of water, cover, and stand
aside over night. Next morning, wash the figs and
put them into clear water for two hours. Drain,
cover with boiling water, and let them stand until
they are thoroughly cooled. Put the spices, vinegar
and sugar into a porcelain-lined kettle, bring to
boiling point and skim. Add the figs, bring quickly
to just scalding point, and stand them aside. Next
day re-heat, put them at once into jars, seal.
PARKER PICKLES—
Five quarts of fresh figs with stems. They must
be half -ripe. Put them in salt water for twelve
hours. Dry and parboil in alum water, using alum
the size of half a nutmeg, or put them in lime
water. Do not break them. Wash in clear water
and dry. Make a syrup of one pint of strong vin-
egar and a very little water and one pound of
sugar. Flavor with mace, cinnamon, and cloves.
When the syrup has boiled, put in the figs. Use
glass jars.
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PICKWICK PICKLES—
Eight pounds of white figs (fresh), two pounds
of sugar, one pint of vinegar, one quart of water,
cinnamon, and cloves to taste. Bcil all together
until a silver fork will pierce the figs. Can hot
in glass jars.
PICKLED FORGET-ME-NOTS—
Four pounds of sugar, one pint of vinegar, two
ounces of stick cinnamon, one tablespoonful of
whole cloves, one tablespoonful of black peppers
(whole). Put all of the ingredients into a por-
celain-lined kettle, bring to boiling point, then add
seven pounds of figs that have been washed and
drained. Simmer gently. When the figs are tender,
take them out with a skimmer and put them into
glass jars. Boil down the syrup, pour it over the
figs and seal.
PARADISE PICKLES—
Pick figs which are barely ripe, though fully
swollen out, and leave stems on fruit. Place in a
jar of fairly strong brine and let stand over night
when rinse well in fresh cold water, drain, pack
close together in jars, and pour over them hot
spiced vinegar (sweetened if desired) as for apples,
cherries, grapes, etc.
COLLIER PICKLES-
TWO pounds of sugar, one teacup of vinegar, one-
half teaspoon of cloves, one-half teaspoon of cin-
namon, one gallon of figs; cook until figs are
tender.
BENNETT SPICES—
One-half gallon of medium-sized Smyrna (Cali-
myrna) figs; make a syrup of vinegar, one cup to
three cups of sugar; add spices of a mixed variety
as desired; boil this and drop in the figs whole;
let boil gently for a few minutes; then let remain
in syrup twenty- four hours; repeat and seal.
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FIG JAMS AND JELLIES
SEYMOUR JAM—
Take large, firm figs, remove hard stems, cut
into quarters. For each pound of figs use one-half
pound of granulated sugar; dissolve the sugar in
a little water before adding to the figs. Let the
water and sugar boil up once or twice, then add
the figs, and boil steadily until the jam coats the
spoon and drops from it in heads; then pour into
hot jelly glasses.
A DOROTHY JAM—
Take very ripe figs, peel and place in a granite
kettle; to two parts of figs add one part of sugar
and mash thoroughly together with a potato
masher; place over a slow fire; cook gently for a
long period, stirring frequently. An asbestos mat
under the kettle is a satisfactory safeguard.
THOMPSON JAM-
TO five pounds of figs, poeled and cut Into small
pieces, add three and three-quarters pounds of
sugar, and let stand over night. In the morning,
take a lemon, remove the seeds, cut in thin slices,
put in foiling water to remove the bitter taste,
then add the lemon to the figs and boil until the
ingredients drop from the spoon like jelly.
JEANETTE JAM—
Boil sweet, dried figs with some syrup till all
the juice is thick and sirupy, then run figs, syrup
and all, through some kind of a mill that will grind
it into a paste. A small sausage grinder is best
— one that grinds fine. This paste is fine for use
wherever a jam can be used, and can be made
more easily than any other jam or jelly.
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One of the Wonder Fig Gardens
— Page Forty
THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
of Fresno County, California
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THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
GELATINED FIGS—
Prepare the figs by stewing-. Chop very fine.
Have ready a half -box of gelatine; put this over
the fire in a cup of boiling- water, add the sweet-
ened fig1 syrup, stir until the gelatine is thoroughly
dissolved, take from the fire, add a wineglassful
of sherry and stir in the minced figs. Turn into
a mould wet with cold water to form.
EASY-ENOUGH JAM—
Six pounds of purple figs (fresh), peeled and cut
in half; two pounds of sugar. Cook until thick
and seal hot.
JUBILEE FIG JAM—
Select ripe figs, remove all stems, treat them
with a scalding soda solution and rinse thoroughly
in clear, cold water. Cook in quantities not larger
than three pounds at one time. Allow one and
one-half pounds of sugar to each three pounds of
figs. Add barely enough water to start the cook-
ing (about one-half cupful), crush the figs, heat
to boiling and add the sugar. Cook rapidly to 220
degrees Fahrenheit. To seal properly and to insure
safety from mold, it is necessary to process all
preserves after packing them into the sterilized
jars. This processing may be done in a water-bath
by heat below or at the boiling temperature, de-
pending upon the kind of products packed and
upon the length of time the heat is applied. Since
preserves contain so much of sugar which acts as
a preservative, it is only necessary to process
against molds. This may be accomplished by
placing the filled jars in a water-bath, heating it
to a temperature of 180 to 190 degrees Fahrenheit,
and holding that temperature for about thirty
minutes.
Process preserves or jams in twelve-ounce or pint
jars for twenty minutes at 180 degrees Fahrenheit
(temperature of simmering water). When jars
with glass tops and screw caps or wire clamps
(lightning seal) are used, leave the pressure of the
clamp on the top of cap until the jars are entirely
cold.
FIG JELLY—
Slice the fresh figs into the preserving kettle,
covering bottom of kettle with cold water. Add
slices of unpeeled lemon, one lemon to one and
one-half pints of uncooked figs. Place on back of
stove to cook slowly an hour; then strain and boil
for fifteen or twenty minutes (according to the
state of the syrup), adding three-fourths quantity
of sugar to that of the fruit.
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LITTLE GEM JAM—
If the figs are dried, first steam till very soft.
If fresh and ripe, place them in a double boiler,
heating- through perfectly but adding no water.
They may be steamed instead. Add about one-half
their weig-ht of sugar and cook down carefully till
thick. Lemon-juice and peel, pineapple or other
decided upon fruit may be added for flavoring-.
This if preferred may be rubbed through a coarse
sieve and heated again before sealing- in little pots
or jars.
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THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
FIG PUDDINGS
THE PUDDING SUPREME—
Chopped suet, one cup; chopped fig's, one pound;
three eggs; bread crumbs, two cups; sugar, one
cup; milk, two cups. Sauce — Tart wine, or sherry,
one cup; butter, one-half cup; powdered sugar, one
cup.
Wash, pick over the figs and chop them. Chop
the suet, beat the eggs light, without separation,
and mix all these thoroughly, and turn it into a
well-greased mold. Cover and boil for three hours
and serve it hot.
The sauce for the pudding would be a wine-sauce,
made as follows:
Beat a half-cup of butter to a cream, add a cup
of sugar, gradually, and when light, add, a little
at a time, the wine, which has been made hot; stir
the sauce for two or three minutes, till it becomes
smooth and foamy.
A CLARKE SPECIAL—
Grind one cup of dried figs and one cup of kidney
suet fine; mix with one-half cup of sugar, two cups
of sifted flour, three teaspoons of baking powder,
one teaspoon of spices, one teaspoon of salt. Lastly
add three well-beaten eggs and one cup of sweet
milk. Turn into a greased mold that holds about
thr^e quarts and steam for three hours. Serve
with hard sauce.
A SIMPSON SPECIAL—
One-half cup of figs, and one-half cup of raisins,
chopped in coarse food-chopper; one cup of sugar,
one teaspoon of cinnamon, one and one-half cups
boiling water; let all simmer ten minutes.
Take one-third cup of cornstarch, mixed with a
little cold water and add to the above mixture.
Cook all five minutes. Add one teaspoon of vanilla
or juice of one-half of a lemon. Serve with whipped
cream and chopped nuts.
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A BREEZE BEATITUDE—
One quart of milk, one and one-half cups chopped
figs (about one dozen;, one-half cup of sugar, three
egg-s, one cup of bread-crumbs, three tablespoons
powdered sugar, one teaspoon vanilla.
Heat the milk; add the chopped figs, crumbs and
sugar; beat the white of one egg and add the three
well-beaten egg-yolks; fold in and bake until set.
Make a meringue of the remaining egg-whites and
sugar. Bake in a slow oven until the meringue is
browned. Serve hot \\ith cream.
EDNA c. PUDDING-
TWO and one-half cups of bread-crumbs, two
eggs, one-half cup of beef suet, one-half cup of
sugar, one-half pound of finely chopped figs, one-
half teaspoon of salt, one cup of milk.
Work the suet with a wooden spoon until of a
creamy consistency, then add the figs; soak the
bread-crumbs in milk, add the well-beaten eggs,
the sugar and the salt; combine the mixtures, turn
into a buttered mold. Steam three hours. Serve
with molasses sauce, which is made by boiling two
cups of molasses and two tablespoons of butter for
three minutes; remove from fire, and add two tea-
spoons of lemon-juice. Serve hot.
LINDSAY FIG PUDDING—
One cup of brown sugar syrup, one cup of sweet
milk, one-half cup of melted butter, one cup of
chopped figs, one cup of raisins, one-half cup of
chopped walnut meats, two and one-half cups of
flour, one-half teaspoon of soda, a pinch of salt, a
teaspoon each of nutmeg and cinnamon; put in
baking-powder cans; place in boiling water for two
hours. This will keep for weeks, and is ready to
steam and use at any time. Use any sauce desired.
A Favorite Sauce. — Take one cup of sugar, two
spoons of flour, a pinch of salt, cinnamon and
nutmeg to taste; mix all well together; pour on
boiling water, stirring while pouring in the water
and while cooking. Let cook for several minutes,
add a good- sized piece of butter, and, if desired,
a few chopped walnuts.
LOUIS PIERCE PUDDING—
Mix and sift thoroughly together one pint of
flour, a half-teaspoon of salt and two teaspoons of
baking-powder; add one cup of chopped figs, such
as can be bought in bags, moisten with a scant
cup of milk, beat thoroughly; half -fill buttered cups
with the mixture, and steam forty-five minutes.
Serve with any sauce desired.
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THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
ISABEL'S INSPIRATION—
Three cups of bread-crumbs, one and one-half
cups of sugar, one and one-half cups of milk, one
cup of chopped suet, one egg-; one pound of dried
figs, floured; steam in a buttered mold. Serve with
any sauce.
A HENSON RELIABLE—
Moisten two heaping cupfuls of whole -wheat
bread-crumbs with three-fourths cup of milk; add
one and one-half tablespoons of honey, one beaten
egg, and one-fourth pound of ground dried figs.
Mash well with a spoon or a potato masher until
the ingredients are well-blended. Pour into a
buttered pudding dish, and bake about thirty
minutes. Serve hot with apricot sauce — or any de-
sired sauce.
STEAMED FIG PUDDING—
One cup chopped figs, one-half cup suet, three
eggs, two and one-half cups soft bread-crumbs,
one-third cup of milk, one cup of brown sugar, one
teaspoon salt.
Cover bread-crumbs with milk. Chop figs and
suet together, add other ingredients, pour into but-
tered melon-mold and steam for three and one-half
to four hours. Serve with Stirling Sauce.
Stirling Sauce. — One-half cup of butter, one cup
of powdered sugar, three tablespoons of milk, two
tablespoons of wine.
Mix sugar, wine and milk, and warm in double
boiler or over hot water. Add to creamed butter
slowly. Do not permit the sugar mixture to be-
come hot, only warm.
STEAMED FIG PUDDING—
One-half cup shortening, one-half cup sugar, one
egg well-beaten, one cup of milk, one-half cup of
molasses, two and one-half cups of flour, five tea-
spoons of baking-powder, one teaspoon of cinna-
mon, one-half teaspoon nutmeg, one-half teaspoon
salt, one pound figs, chopped; one-fourth cup of
currants, one-half cup of flour.
Mix the shortening and the sugar, and beat
until creamy; add egg, milk and molasses; add two
and one -half cups of flour sifted with baking-
powder, spices and salt; beat well; add figs and
currants mixed with one- half cup of flour. Pour
into a greased mold, and steam three hours, or
pour into greased one-pound baking-powder cans,
and steam an hour and three-quarters. Serve with
Cranberry Sauce or Currant Jelly Sauce. This
pudding keeps well and can be re-heated in the
top of the double boiler.
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A MADGE MASTERPIECE—
One cup of figs chopped fine; one cup of bread-
crumbs; one cup of hot milk; one-fourth cup of
sugar; one cup of seeded raisins; one-half cup of
currants; one-fourth cup of almonds; one-fourth
cup of chopped citron; one teaspoon of cinnamon;
one teaspoon of nutmeg; one-fourth teaspoon of
cloves; one-fourth teaspoon of salt; one-fourth cup
of chopped suet; the yolks of three eggs; the
whites of three eggs; one-fourth cup of fruit- juice.
Soak the bread-crumbs in hot milk; mix the in-
gredients in the order given; turn into buttered
molds and steam for two hours.
AN ELLETA OFFERING—
One pound of figs .one-half cup of nuts, one-
half pound of suet, two cups of bread-crumbs, two
cups of milk, three-fourths cup of sugar, one tea-
spoonful of salt, one teaspoonful of cinnamon, one
teaspoonful of mace, one-third teaspoonful of
cloves, four yolks of eggs, four whites of eggs.
Chop the figs, nuts and suet together (cook the
figs a few moments and they can be chopped more
easily;, mix the sugar, salt and spices and add to
the beaten yolks; mix the bread-crumbs through
the fig-suet mixture, then mix in the yolks and
sugar, and, lastly, add the whites, beaten dry.
Steam in a well-buttered mould four hours. Serve
with hard or liquid sauce — or both.
FIG-SUET PUDDING—
Mix together two and one-half cupfuls of sifted
flour, one level teaspoonful each of soda, salt,
mace, allspice and cinnamon, and one teaspoonful
of baking powder. Put through a fine sieve, then
add one-half cupful of finely-chopped suet, one
pound of figs cut fine, one cup of molasses, one
cup of milk. Turn into well-buttered pound baking-
powder cans or molds of the same size and steam
for two and one-half hours. Serve with any good
liquid sauce flavored with vanilla.
FIG PUDDING OR PIE— SIMPLE—
Cut one-half pound of fresh or dried figs and
simmer half an hour in three-fourths pint of water,
a dessert spoonful of sugar being added when
nearly done. Remove and cool, when add the well-
beaten yolks of two eggs. Place in a pudding or
pie dish and bake in moderate oven until the
yolks are set sufficiently, then on the top place a
meringue made of the whites of the eggs and two
tablespoonfuls of sugar. Let this brown and re-
move to cool.
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FIG PUDDING BOUQUET-
TWO pounds of dried fig's, one pound of suet, one-
half pound of flour, one-half pound of bread-
crumbs, two eggs, spices to taste, one-fourth pound
of candied lemon peel, one-fourth pound of brown
sugar, milk.
Mode. — Cut the figs into small pieces, also the
lemon-peel, grate the bread finely, and chop the
suet very small; mix these well together; add the
sugar, spice and flour; the eggs should be well-
beaten, and sufficient milk to form the whole into
a stiff paste; butter a mold, press the pudding into
it very closely and tie it down with a cloth, and
boil four hours or rather longer; turn it out of the
mold and serve with lemon sauce, wine sauce or
cream. Sufficient for seven or eight persons. Suit-
able for a winter pudding, as it should be made
with the dried, white fig.
No. 2. — Beat one -half pound of sugar and one-
fourth pound of butter to a foam. Add yolk of
three eggs, one-half pound of finely- chopped figs,
one-half pound of grated bread-crumbs, one-half
cup of milk, pinch of salt, white of three eggs
beaten stiff. Boil all for three hours. Serve with
white wine or hard sauce.
No. 3. — Chop one-half pound of figs very fine.
Mix with two tablespoonfuls of butter and add one-
third cup of powdered sugar, two eggs beaten
lightly without separating yolks from the whites,
one cup of milk, one-fourth cup of cake-crumbs.
Mix well and turn into a well-pressed mold and
boil for three hours.
FIG-SUET ENGLISH PUDDING—
Chop fine six ounces of suet in three-fourths
pound of flour, adding a well-beaten egg, three-
fourths cup of sugar, and sufficient milk to form a
smooth dough. Roll out half an inch thick and
sprinkle on it one pound fine- chopped figs. Roll
this up and tie in a pudding cloth, place in boiling
water, and boil for two hours. A little nutmeg
may be used for flavoring.
FIG-BREAD PUDDING—
Soak three cups of bread-crumbs in one and one-
fourth pints of water and beat into this four eggs,
a pinch of salt, two tablespoons of sugar, and one
and one-third cups of chopped figs. (The figs
should be first dredged in flour.) Flavor with
lemon or nutmeg. Beat well and place in a
pudding- dish and bake slowly for an hour and a
half; or place the pudding in a tightly- covered
vessel, which is to be placed in a pot of boiling
water and kept at a boil for two and a half hours.
Serve with hard sauce.
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FIG ROLY-POLY—
Pick over and wash one pound of figs, cut into
bits and place in a double boiler with one cupful
of water. Cover and cook slowly until they can
be beaten to a pulp with a spoon. Cool and flavor
with a few drops of vanilla. Sift together one pint
of flour, one-half teaspoonful of salt and one heap-
ing teaspoonful of baking-powder, then rub into it
two heaping spoonfuls of butter. Mix to a soft
dough with cold milk, turn out on a floured board
and roll out in a sheet half an inch thick. Spread
with the fig paste and roll up tightly, pinching the
ends well together. Place on a buttered pan, steam
for three-quarters of an hour and stand in a hot
oven for five minutes to dry off. Serve with milk
or vanilla sauce.
FIG BLANC MANGE—
Make as for Banana Blanc Mange; using one cup
of fig-pulp and one cup ,of chopped nuts and a little
lemon tincture. Prepare a sauce with the yolk of
an egg beaten with a tablespoon of sugar and
stirred in with a pint of boiling milk. Add one
teaspoon of cornstarch, wet with a little water,
and remove from the fire. Nutmeg may be added,
or a dash of lemon extract. Serve cold.
FIG AND RAISIN PUDDING—
Soak a large cupful of bread-crumbs in a cupful
of milk for an hour; stir into them three eggs,
beaten very light, three tablespoonfuls of powdered
suet, and three tablespoonfuls of flour sifted with
a teaspoonful of baking-powder. Have ready a
half-cupful of minced figs and the same quantity
of seeded and quartered raisins. Mix the fruit
together, dredge thoroughly with flour, and stir it
into the pudding batter. Pour the mixture into a
large pudding mould with a closely-fitting top,
leaving an abundance of room in the mould for
the pudding to swell. Steam for fully three hours.
Turn from the mould, set the pudding in the oven
for five minutes, and serve with a liquid sauce.
PICADILLY FIG PUDDING—
Soak a cupful of crumbs in two cupfuls of milk
for fifteen minutes, and stir into them a half-
cupful of granulated sugar, three eggs beaten light,
a quarter- cupful of powdered suet, a pinch of salt,
a saltspoonful each of powdered cinnamon and nut-
meg and a cupful of washed and dried figs, chopped
coarsely. Grease a plain pudding mold with a
tightly-fitting top, put in the pudding, set in a
kettle of boiling water and cook for three hours.
Serve with hard sauce.
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FIG PUDDING— No. 1—
Soak a cupful of bread-crumbs in a cupful of
milk for a half-hour. Chop enough suet to make
a quarter of a cupful; beat three eggs light; cut
into tiny bits a sufficient number of soaked fig's to
make a cupful of the minced fruit.
Turn the soaked crumbs into a bowl, and stir
into them a half-cupful of granulated sugar, the
whipped eggs, the powdered suet, a pinch of salt
and a dash, each, of cinnamon and nutmeg-. Last
of all, stir in the minced fig's thickly dredg-ed with
flour, beat well and turn into a greased pudding-
mold with a closely-fitting- top. Boil for about
three hours. Turn out and eat with a hard sauce.
FIG PUDDING— No. 2—
Use only the best figs, soak one hour in a little
warm water, and chop enough to make a generous
cupful when minced. Soak two cupfuls of fine
bread-crumbs in two cupfuls of milk until very
soft. Into the crumbs stir five eggs, beaten light;
a half-cupful of sugar, a saltspoonful of salt, and
the cupful of minced figs thoroughly dredged with
flour. Beat hard for several minutes, and turn
into a greased pudding mold with a close top. Set
in boiling water and cook three hours. Dip the
mold into cold water for an instant, then turn the
pudding out upon a hot platter. Set in the oven
long enough for the moisture to dry from the out-
side of the pudding. Three minutes in a hot oven
should suffice. Send to the table and eat with a
hard sauce flavored with a little nutmeg.
BREAD AND FIG PUDDING—
Cut figs into small dices. Make a custard by
heating a cupful of milk and pouring it upon four
eggs, beaten light, with six tablespoonfuls of sugar,
then cooking it until it is just thick enough to coat
the spoon. Dip crustless slices of bread for a
second in milk; put a layer of them into a pudding-
dish, cover with the fig- dice, and pour over all the
hot custard. Then put in more bread, more figs
and custard, and proceed until the dish is full.
Wait a moment for the bread to absorb some of
the custard, and pour the rest of the hot liquid
into the dish until it is full to the brim. Cover
the dish and bake until the custard is set; uncover
and brown.' Serve as soon as baked. Eat with a
hard sauce.
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A JEANIE JOY—
Mix one cup figs chopped fine with one cup
bread-crumbs soaked in hot milk, one-fourth cup
sugar, one cup Sultanas, one-half cup each seeded
raisins and currants, one -fourth cup each chopped
almonds and sliced citron, five drops cinnamon oil,
three of nutmeg- and two of cloves, one-fourth
teaspoon of salt, one-fourth cup suet chopped fine,
and three beaten egg yolks. Fold in egg whites
beaten stiff and add one -fourth cup brandy. Turn
into buttered molds and steam two hours well
covered. Serve with rum or brandy sauce.
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SAUCES FOR PUDDINGS
CRANBERRY SAUCE—
One-fourth cup of butter, one cup of powdered
sugar, two tablespoons boiling water, one-half cup
of strained cranberry sauce.
Cream the butter, add the sugar and water grad-
ually and alternately; beat well, and add the cran-
berry sauce. The stiffly- beaten white of an egg
may be added.
Serve with Cottage or Steamed puddings.
CURRANT JELLY SAUCE—
One tablespoon cornstarch, one-fourth cup of
sugar, one cup of boiling water, two tablespoons
of currant jelly, one teaspoon of butter, the juice
of one-half lemon.
Mix cornstarch and sugar in a saucepan, add
water gradually, when thickened add jelly, simmer
ten minutes; add butter and lemon- juice just be-
fore serving.
C. C. B. SAUCE—
Good for puddings or for stale cake: —
To one cup of boiling water add one cup of
brown sugar, one tablespoon of flour; nutmeg; one
cup of chopped figs. Let all boil" together for a few
minutes.
— Paere Fiftv-two
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FIG CAKES
A DCROTHY-ARLINE DREAM—
One-fourth cup of butter, one cup of sugar, two
&SS yolks, one-fourth teaspoon of salt, one and
one-half cups of flour, two teaspoons of baking--
powder, one-half cup of milk, two egg whites, one
tablespoon of orange extract.
Cream the butter, that is, beat it with a spoon
until it is of a creamy consistency; then add the
sugar very gradually; when well blended, add the
yolks of eggs which have been beaten with a Dover
beater until lemon- colored and thick.
When the ingredients are thoroughly incor-
porated, add the sifted, dry ingredients alternately
with the milk. When all the milk and flour have
been used, beat well; then cut and fold in the
stiffly-beaten whites of eggs. Bake in layers. Fill
with Fig Filling, and sprinkle with confectioners'
sugar.
Fig Filling. — Two cups of chopped figs, one-half
cup of sugar, one-third cup of boiling water, two
tablespoons of lemon-juice, one tablespoon of but-
ter, few grains of salt. Cook the ingredients in a
double boiler until of a consistency to spread.
BLINDBURY LADY-FINGERS—
One pound of Fresno dried figs, one-half pound
of granulated sugar, one tablespoonful of flour or
cornstarch, water to cook, pinch of salt.
Stew until tender, adding the flour dissolved in
water; when thick, put aside to cool. Roll a deli-
cate pie-crust as thin as used for a pie. Cut in
strips eight inches long and two inches wide;
moisten the edges, then spread the fig paste over
one-half of the surface of the strips; fold over
the other half and press firmly together. Use a
fork to finish the edges. Cut a few tiny openings
in the tops. Bake to a delicate brown.
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A FORT SILL FAVORITE—
One and one-half cups of sugar; one-half cup of
butter; one-half cup of sweet milk; one and one-
half cups of flour; one-fourth teaspoon of salt;
one teaspoon of baking-powder; one-half cup of
cornstarch; the whites of six eggs. Bake in two
shallow, oblong- pans, in a quick oven, and put
together with Fig Filling.
Fig Filling. — One-half pound of chopped figs; two
tablespoons of sugar; three tablespoons of boiling
water; one tablespoon of lemon- juice. Cook in a
double boiler until of a sufficient thickness.
A SOUTHLAND FAVORITE—
One-fourth pound of chopped figs; one cupful of
chopped raisins; one cupful of boiling water with
one teaspoon of soda added; pour over the figs and
raisins and let stand.
In another dish mix one cupful of granulated
sugar, a scant half-cupful of butter, four eggs,
(reserving two of the whites for frosting), one tea-
spoon of cinnamon, one teaspoon of nutmeg, one
teaspoon of vanilla, and one and one-half cupfuls
of flour. Add the figs and the raisins and bake
in layers.
BELL'S BEST-EVER FRUIT CAKE—
One pound of butter creamed; one pound of
brown sugar, one dozen eggs, one cup of molasses,
two teaspoons of cinnamon, two teaspoons of nut-
meg, two teaspoons of mace, one-half teaspoon of
soda, one and one-half pounds of flour, two tea-
spoons of baking-powder, two pounds of raisins,
two pounds of currants, two pounds of figs, one
pound of dates, one-half pound of citron, one and
one-half cups of walnut -meats, one glass of
Madeira wine, one glass of Sherry wine, one pint
of strawberry preserves. Wash the fruit and let
it stand over night. Bake very slowly for three
hours. This makes six medium-sized cakes.
WHITE FIG FRUIT CAKE—
Beat together one cup of butter and two of
sugar; add one-half glass white wine and then the
stiff-whipped whites of eight eggs. Add gradually
three cups of flour, in which two teaspoons of
baking-powder have been sifted, and at the last,
one-quarter pound fine-cut citron, one-half pound
chopped almonds, one teacup of light-colored cur-
rants and one-half cup grated cocoanut. Bake
in layers slowly about two hours, until it does not
stick to the slenderest straw. For filling, use the
real Fig Jelly, or the Fig Filling Jelly, or the Fig
Snow.
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VERA VANITY—
One cup of chopped figs, one-half cup of sugar,
one tablespoon of flour; boil the mixture until
thick, watching closely as it burns easily. While
this is cooking, make a cooky dough of one cup
of sugar, one-half cup of shortening, one egg, one-
half cup of milk, three and one-half cups of flour,
two teaspoons of baking-powder, one teaspoon of
soda, one-half teaspoon of salt, one teaspoon of
vanilla. Cream the shortening and the sugar, add
the salt, the egg well-beaten, the milk, the vanilla
and flour, the latter sifted with the baking-powder
and soda. Mix the dough soft; roll thin. Spread
one-half of the cookies with the filling, placing
other of the cookies on top. Bake in moderate
oven.
KATIE DROP CAKES—
Three-fourths cup of butter, one cup of brown
sugar, three eggs, one teaspoon lemon extract, one-
half cup of dried figs, one-half cup of chopped
walnut-meats, two cups of flour, one teaspoon of
cinnamon, four teaspoons baking-powder.
Clean the figs and cut into one-fourth-inch pieces
and dredge in flour. Cream the butter, add the
sugar, beat the egg-yolks until light and lemon-
colored and add to the butter and sugar. Sift the
dry ingredients together and chop the walnut-meats
fine. Beat the egg-whites stiff and fold into the
mixture; then fold in the flour, and lastly the fruit
and the nuts. Drop on buttered squares of tin and
bake in a moderate oven until a rich brown color.
H. F. L. FRUIT CAKE—
One cup of sugar, one-half cup of butter, one cup
of apple sauce, two cups of flour before being sifted,
one cup of chopped raisins, one cup of chopped or
dried figs, one teaspoon of soda, one teaspoon of
spices, two teaspoons of baking-powder.
Cream the sugar and butter together; add the
apple sauce, raisins and figs; 'dissolve the soda in
hot water: add the spices and a pinch of salt; sift
the flour and the baking-powder together and beat
in the mixture thoroughly. Bake in two layers
with Fig Filling.
Fig Filling. — One-half cup of ground figs, tea-
spoonful of butter, cup of powdered sugar; just
enough cream or milk to make smooth.
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RUTH-M. CAKE—
One cupful sugar, three egg's, one cupful milk,
two teaspoons powdered cinnamon, three cupfuls
flour, one-half cupful of Crisco, three teaspoons
baking-powder, one-half teaspoonful salt, one tea-
spoonful vanilla, one-half teaspoonful nutmeg, one
cupful of shredded figs.
Wash and dry the figs, then shred them; cream
together the Crisco and sugar; add the eggs well-
beaten, and beat the whole for five minutes. Sift
the dry ingredients, and add to the first mixture
alternately with the milk. Add the figs and flavor-
ings, and turn into greased and floured cake tins.
Bake one hour in a moderate oven.
FIG LOAF CAKE— NO. 1—
Cream two cups of brown sugar with one of
butter. Add one cup of water, four eggs, three
and three- fourths cups of flour, one teaspoon each
of soda and grated nutmeg and two of cinnamon.
Have ready, chopped and floured, one pound of
dried figs cut in fine strips lengthwise, and three
cups of chopped raisins, adding these just before
baking.
FIG LOAF CAKE— NO. 2—
To two cups of sugar add a generous half -cup
of butter, one of milk, four (scant) of flour (in
which two teaspoons of baking-powder have been
sifted), and four eggs. Flour two cups of chopped
figs and add to batter just before placing in pans
to bake.
LITTLE FIG CAKES—
Beat together five eggs. Add to this a pinch of
salt, a cup each of sugar and chopped nuts, and
a half cup of raisins, the juice of one lemon and
a pinch of nutmeg, one cup of bread-crumbs in
which has been well-mixed a rounded teaspoon of
baking-powder, and one-half pound figs chopped
fine. Bake in one rather thin sheet and when the
cake is cold cut in small squares. This may be
iced with a plain boiled icing into which has been
stirred one cup of chopped figs and nuts.
And the icing — To a cup of granulated sugar add
one-half cup water and let it boil until it strings
from spoon, or hardens slightly in cold water.
Have ready the whipped white of an egg (or two)
and on this pour the boiling syrup, beating with
silver fork. Add flavoring, and when the icing has
thickened a little spread on the" cake.
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FIG LAYER CAKE—
One cup each of butter and milk; two scant cups
sugar; three cups flour; four eggs; two small tea-
spoons baking-powder. For icing: To a cup of
granulated sugar add one-half cup water and let it
boil till it strings from spoon or hardens slightly
in cold water. Have ready the whipped white of
an egg (or two; and on this pour the boiling syrup,
beating with silver fork. Add flavoring, and as
the icing cools, in it should be stirred one cup of
chopped figs. When the icing has thickened a
little spread it on the cake.
FIG LOAF CAKE—
Mix one-half pound figs (dried> with one-half
pound of pecans, add one cup flour, three teaspoons
baking-powder, one-fourth teaspoon salt, one-half
cup sugar and two egg yolks beaten until thick,
add one teaspoon vanilla and the egg whites beaten
stiff. Bake in one deep loaf pan an hour in slow
oven.
A CRACKER-JACK—
Six egg-yolks creamed; one cup of sugar; one
cup of chopped figs; one cup of chopped nuts; four
tablespoons of cracker-crumbs; one teaspoon of
baking-powder; lastly, add the slightly beaten egg-
whites. Bake slowly.
A SPOERLEIN SPECIAL—
Light part — Take one and one-half cups of sugar,
one-half cup of butter, one-half cup of sweet milk,
one-half cup of cornstarch, whites of four eggs, one
and three-fourths cups of flour; one and one-half
teaspoons of baking-powder.
Dark part — One and one-half cups of sugar, yolks
of four eggs, three-fourths cups of butter, one-half
cup of water, one-half pound of seedless raisins,
one-half teaspoon each of nutmeg and cinnamon,
one-half pound of figs split the broad way, one-
half teaspoon of soda, one teaspoon of cream of
tartar, two cups of flour.
When baked, put together, using the light and
dark layers alternately, with or without icing.
Filling For Cake. — Put one-half pound of figs,
chopped fine, in a saucepan with one pint of cold
water and one cup of sugar; cook slowly, until
thick enough to spread without running, then let
cool. Then, with the whites of three eggs and
two tablespoons of water mix powdered sugar
enough to make stiff; spread on the cake rather
thickly, then a layer of the figs, and on top of the
figs spread another layer of the eggs and sugar
mixture. This makes a filling of about an inch in
thickness. The whole, jnst Angels' food.
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SAVON APPLE CAKE—
One and one-half cups of brown sugar, one-half
cup of butter, one and one-half cups warm apple-
sauce, two cups of flour, two level teaspoonfuls
of soda, one tcaspoonful of cinnamon, one tea-
spoonful of nutmeg-, one-half cup of chopped nuts,
one cup of chopped figs. Cream the butter and
sugar, add the warm apple-sauce, soda and flour;
roll fruit and nuts in flour and add last. Bake
slowly, taking care that the mixture don't fall.
S. H. N. FRUIT CAKE—
One pound of butter, one pound of dark brown
sugar, one pound of flour, "browned"; two nut-
megs, two teaspoons of cloves, two teaspoons of
cinnamon, ten eggs, two pounds of figs chopped
fine, two pounds of raisins, two pounds of currants,
one-half pound of citron, two pounds of English
walnut-meats, one pint of black molasses, one tea-
spoon of soda, one-half cup of rose-water. Bake
three or four hours.
BAYLEY LOAF-
Two cups of sugar, one cup of butter, both
beaten to a cream; three eggs, the whites beaten
separately; three cups of flour, with one teaspoon
of cream of tartar stirred in; stir well the yolks
of the eggs with the sugar and the butter; add
two cups more of flour, with one teaspoon of cream
of tartar, one cup of sweet milk, the whites of
the eggs, and stir well together. Add one nutmeg,
one pound of dried figs (ground), one-half pound of
raisins (dredged with flour), one teaspoon of soda
dissolved in four tablespoons of water. This makes
two goodly loaves.
A JOHNSON BROWNIE—
One-half pound of ground dried figs, one cup of
raisins, one even teaspoon of soda dissolved in one
cup of boiling water poured over the figs and
raisins. Let stand while mixing the cake part.
One cup of sugar, one-half cup of butter; cream
the butter and add four eggs, reserving two whites
for the icing. Do not beat the eggs, but stir them
into the cake; add chopped nuts to suit the in-
dividual taste; add one teaspoon of cinnamon, one-
half teaspoon of allspice and a part of a grated
nutmeg; one and one-half cups of flour, one tea-
spoon of baking-powder. Bake in three layers
and then ice.
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J. A. S. FIG LOAF—
One cup of sugar, a half-cup of shortening, one
cup of figs, one cup of raisins, one and one-half
cups of flour, two eggs; one teaspoonful each of
cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla. Chop the figs and
the raisins fine, pour over them one cup of boil-
ing water, add one teaspoonful of soda. Cool,
before mixing in the other ingredients. Place in
a well-greased pan, and bake slowly.
A LULU C. LAYER—
One- third cup of butter, one cup of sugar, one
egg, one cup of milk, one-half cup of chopped figs,
two cups of flour, one-third teaspoon of salt, two
teaspoons of baking-powder. Beat the butter and
sugar until creamy; add the beaten egg and milk;
add the figs; stir in the flour, salt and baking-
powder sifted together. Bake in layers for about
twenty minutes and fill with the "Belmont Ave."
Filling.
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FILLING FOR CAKES
BELMONT AVE. FILLING—
One pound of fig's, one cup of water, two table-
spoons of sugar, the juice of one lemon. Put the
figs through a medium meat-chopper; add the
water and the sugar, and cook until a thick pulp
is formed; add the lemon- juice, beat well, and
when cool, spread between the layers of cake. This
is fine as a filling for any plain cake.
FIG FILLING-JELLY FOR CAKE—
Chop or shred one pound of figs and boil until
tender in one coffee- cupful of water, in double
boiler. Add one and one-half cups of sugar and
one teaspoon of vanilla. Boil down until smooth
and thick. Spread while warm.
FIG SNOW FOR FILLING—
Mix fig pulp (fresh, or steamed, or stewed) with
whipped cream or meringue as for Banana Filling
for Banana Layer Cake.
FIG FILLING—
Scald, dry and chop one-half pound figs (dried),
add to one-half cup cream whipped stiff with one
teaspoon lemon-juice. Fill cakes and cover with
frosting.
FIG AND DATE FILLING—
One cup of figs, one cup of dates, one-half cup
of sugar, one-half cup of boiling water, the juice
of one-half lemon.
Wash, dry and chop the figs; wash, dry, stone
and chop the dates; mix fruit with sugar, water
and lemon-juice, and cook over hot water until
thick enough to spread.
— Pae-p Sivtv
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FIG FILLING—
Put one cupful of water into a saucepan over
the fire and add one-half cupful of sugar. Add one
pint of figs, finely chopped, to the syrup and cook
together until soft and smooth. When cold, spread
between the layers of the cake.
FIG FROSTING—
One cup of confectioners' sugar, one egg white,
one teaspoon flavoring extract, one-half teaspoon
of lemon-juice. Mix ingredients and mix until
thick. Add one cup of figs which have been boiled
in one-half cup of water until tender, and chopped
until fine.
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FIG PIE
THOMPSON PIE—
Put crust in pan, peel and slice fresh figs in
pan, sprinkle with sugar and a little cinnamon,
add a little water, put on top crust and bake in
a rather slow oven.
A POLLY PASTRY—
For two pies use a pound of dried figs. Wash
them and place in a crock with a quart of milk
to heat slowly. When soft, crush them or put
through a colander. Add an egg or a teaspoon of
dissolved cornstarch to thicken, then place in a
baked pastry shell. Whipped cream or a meringue
may be used with this or thin lattice strips of
paste laced over it.
FIG-NUT PIE—
One cup of ground figs; one-half cup of nut-
meats; one-third cup of sugar; one cup of milk;
two cups of water; yolks of three eggs; whites of
eggs for frosting; four tablespoons of cornstarch.
Grind the figs and the nuts, add to milk and
water and heat; add the sugar, and when all is
mixed, stir in the cornstarch which has been made
smooth with a little milk; add the egg-yolks, cook
a little longer, then put into the previously-baked
crusts. Sufficient for two large pies.
COTTAGE CHEESE PIE—
One-half cup of finely-chopped figs soaked in
one cup of milk for about two hours; one cup of
very fine, smooth cottage cheese — add to this two
well-beaten eggs. Add gradually one-fourth cup
of sugar, then add the milk and the figs; one-half
teaspoon of salt, and one tablespoon of lemon-
juice. Bake in one crust.
— Page Sixty- two
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SOUR CREAM PIE—
One cup of sour cream; one cup of sugar; one
cup of dates; one teaspoon of vinegar, one tea-
spoon of cinnamon; one-half teaspoon of cloves.
Line a pan with the crust, bake a little, add the
filling, and bake until the filling is set.
SWEET CREAM PIE—
Make and bake a crust and set it away to cool.
One cup of whipped cream; two teaspoons of
sugar; one-half cup of finely-ground figs; flavor-
ing to taste. Whip the cream until stiff, then add
the figs, sugar and flavoring. When the crust is
cool, fill in with the cream, and set in a cool place
until used. Must be eaten the same day it is
made.
FIG CREAM PIE—
Four tablespoons of Crisco; four tablespoons of
flour; three-quarters teaspoonful of salt; two cups
of milk; one-half cup of sugar; one cup of chopped
figs; two eggs well-beaten; plain pastry.
Melt the Crisco and in it cook the flour and salt
till frothy; add the milk and stir until boiling; add
the sugar and the figs, and stir until the figs are
softened a little. Beat in the eggs; turn into pie-
plate lined with pastry. Bake until the crust is
brown and the custard set.
BUTTERMILK PIE—
One cup of buttermilk; one-fourth cup of sugar;
one cup of chopped figs; one tablespoonful of flour;
one-half teaspoon of cinnamon. Bake in two
crusts.
COMBINATION PIE—
Two cups of chopped figs; one cup of raw
apples; one egg; one-fourth cup of sugar; one and
one-half cups of milk. Put the figs and apples
through a meat-chopper; add the rest of the in-
gredients, and bake in one crust, with twisted
straps across the top.
CHRISTMAS PIE—
Three large lemons; two dozen apples; two
pounds of seedless raisins; one pound of currants;
four pounds of brown sugar; one ounce each of
candied orange, lemon and citron peel; one small
pot of marmalade; one and one-half pounds of
suet; one pint of boiled cider. Bake in the same
manner as a mince pie.
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A JENNEY JOY—
Cut fine three-fourths of a pound of fresh or
dried figs; add one and one-half cupfuls boiling
water and let it cook about a half-hour, or until
the skins of the figs are tender; beat the yolks of
two eggs; add two teaspoons of sugar, and beat
again, with a few grains of salt; stir this into the
figs and let cook until the egg is set, stirring mean-
while. Turn into a plate lined with cooked pastry.
Beat whites of two eggs very light; gradually beat
in four tablespoonfuls of sugar and spread over the
pie. Dredge with granulated sugar; let cook in a
very slow oven for about twenty minutes.
CLAYTON PIE-
Two cups of flgs, one cup of raisins, one-half cup
of sugar, make paste with one and one-half cups of
water. Use seedless raisins whole, chop the figs,
add the sugar and cook until well-done; cool, and
bake between two crusts for twenty minutes. This
recipe is delicious with but the figs, adding the
juice of one-half of a lemon.
— Page Sixty- four
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FIG STEWS & STEAMS
STEWED FIG FAVORITES—
Figs may be stewed in three different ways, if
the dried fruit is used: —
1 — Wash figs and place in cold water over night,
using a pint of water to a pound of figs. Next
morning bring the figs (in same water) slowly to
a boil and when tender add half the quantity of
sugar that there is juice, cooking down until the
syrup is thick. Serve cold with cream.
2 — Stem the figs till soft, then place them in boil-
ing syrup for a moment, setting them back where
they will not even simmer, for twenty minutes or
more, when remove the figs, cook down syrup till
thick and pour it over the fruit.
3 — Wash and cover the figs with wine, letting
stand over night. Then barely simmer till tender,
treating the syrup as above.
Fresh figs require simply to simmer for a few
moments in a very little water before adding sugar,
when let a syrup form before removing. Pineapple,
ginger, lemon, rhubarb or other fruits may be used
to flavor.
STEAMED TASTIES—
One-third cup finely-chopped figs, one-half table-
spoon sugar, one-fourth cup water, one teaspoon
lemon-juice, few grains of salt. Cook figs, sugar
and water two hours in top of double boiler. Add
lemon-juice arid salt. Chill before serving. One-
half tablespoon Sherry wine may be added if de-
sired.
A SAXON SUGGESTION—
One-half pound of figs, one pound of prunes, one-
half pound of raisins. Cook prunes until soft, stone
them, add the raisins and figs (which may be cut),
boil a few minutes until soft. Can be used with
nuts and rice as a pudding, or when cold as a
spread for bread.
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STEAMED FIGS—
This should be done always in closed but not
tightened jars. Families may use a common wash-
boiler, furnished with a loose inner perforated bot-
tom of tin or galvanized iron, kept from the bot-
tom by four stout legs soldered to the loose
bottom. The space below the bottom is nearly
filled with water. The jars, with fresh figs, are
placed above, and finally over the boiler is put its
regular cover. This is a much better way than
boiling the figs in kettles of any kind over direct
fire, as it prevents burning or mashing of the figs,
saves handling, preserves the flavor, etc.
CREAMED FIG STEWS—
Use the large, whole figs, usually seen in bags.
Wash them in lukewarm water, then add fresh,
cold water and let them soak until plump. Heat
gradually and let them simmer until very tender
Skim them out and boil down the syrup until
thick, adding lemon- juice to remove the excess of
sweet. Strain it over the figs and serve cold, with
plain cream, or surrounded with whipped cream.
A LOWNEY FAVORITE—
Wash the figs; cut in pieces; for each cup of figs
add one-quarter cup of cold water; simmer one
hour; add sugar and lemon-juice if desired.
HUFFMAN HOUSE STEAMS—
Wash the figs in hot water, cut off the stems
and blossom ends; place in a steamer or in a
colander over hot water, cover tightly and steam
from twenty to thirty minutes. Serve with or
without cream. This is one of the most delicious
ways of serving figs.
— Page Sixty -six
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SANDWICHES
HENSON SANDWICHES—
Six ounces of chopped figs; half a glass of water;
one tablespoon of orange-flower water; whipped
cream, violets and Angelica.
Stew the figs until the water is absorbed; add
the orange-flower water; cool and spread on
wafers. Decorate with the cream, violets '|and
Angelica.
PEANUT-FIG SANDWICHES—
Chop fine a quarter of a pound of figs; add to
them a quarter of a cup of water, and cook to a
smooth paste; add one-third of a cup of peanuts,
ground and mixed to a paste, with the juice of a
lemon. When cold, spread on thin slices of bread
or cake.
FIG-NUT SANDWICHES—
Chop one-fourth pound of figs very fine, add
one-fourth cup of water, and cook to a smooth
paste; add, also, one-third cup of almonds,
blanched, chopped very fine and pounded to a
paste with a little rose-water, also the juice of
half a lemon. When cold, spread the mixture upon
lady-fingers or cakelets, white or yellow, press an-
other above the mixture and serve upon a hand-
some doyle-covered plate. Bread may be used
instead of the cake.
HURRY-UP SANDWICHES—
Chop dried figs until soft enough to spread be-
tween thin slices of buttered bread. If good butter
and wholesome white or brown bread are used one
has a most satisfying luncheon, one that contains
all the requirements of fat, sugar, nitrogen, etc.
One may substitute finely-chopped nuts for the
butter, for variety, if one wishes.
Pa ere Sixtv-seven —
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CREAMED-F1G SANDWICHES—
Chop figs fine. Add half as much finely-chopped
English walnut or pecan-meats; moisten with
creamed butter, add a pinch of salt and spread
between two thin slices of bread.
SUPREME SANDWICHES—
Stew the fig-s, season with wine and lemon-
juice, and use for a filling- with white of graham
bread sandwiches.
ONE-MINUTE SANDWICHES—
Fill thinly-sliced bread and butter sandwiches
with stewed figs.
FIG-CHEESE SANDWICHES—
Wash one-half pound of pitted prunes; mix with
one-half pound of seeded raisins, one-half pound
of stoned dates, one-half pound of washed dried
fig-s, one-fourth pound of blanched almonds, one-
fourth pound of Brazil nuts, and one -fourth pound
of pecan nuts. Put all through a meat-chopper;
first a little of the fruit, then a few of the nuts.
Continue this until all of the fruit and nuts are
chopped and mixed. Add the juice of two oranges,
and knead with the hands. Pack down in baking--
powder cans and stand aside in a cool place.
When wanted for use, set the pan in a pan of
hot water, loosen the sides and pull out. Slice
thin.
This may be served in the same manner as cold
meat for either luncheon or supper.
- -Pag-e Sixty-eight
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FIG TURNOVERS
A HENSON SPECIAL—
Mix and sift three cups of flour, three-quarters
of a teaspoonful of salt, and four teaspoonfuls of
baking- powder. Rub one and a half teaspoonfuls
of butter into the flour; beat one egg; add to the
egg one cup of milk, and add gradually to the
flour. The dough should be soft but not wet. Turn
out on flour-board and roll to a half-inch thick-
ness; cut with a biscuit cutter; dip a silver knife-
handle into flour and bend the cakes in the middle
by pressing the knife on them. Have ready eight
or ten figs chopped fine; put a tablespoonful of
the figs on half of the cake, brush over lightly
with the white of an egg, fold over the figs and
press the edges together. Bake for twenty minutes
in a quick oven. Serve hot.
CHRISTY TURNOVERS—
One quart of whole-wheat flour, one tablespoonful
of butter, one egg, one-half teaspoonful of salt, one
and one-half cups of milk, two teaspoonfuls of
baking-powder. Add the salt and baking-powder
to the flour, and sift. Rub in the butter; beat the
egg, add to it the milk, and add this gradually to
the flour. The dough must be soft, but not too
wet. Turn it out quickly, roll into a sheet a half-
inch in thickness, cut with a large round cutter.
Dip a knife-handle into flour, press down in the
center of each biscuit, making a sort of hinge.
Have ready eight or ten pulled figs chopped fine.
After making the hinge, put a tablespoonful of the
fig mixture on half the roll, brush inside the edge
with white of egg, fold over the other half, press
the two together, brush with milk and bake in a
quick oven twenty minutes. Stand in a greased
shallow pan sufficiently .far apart not to touch in
the cooking. Serve warm with a pitcher of cream
or milk.
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THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
H. A. R. TURNOVERS—
One cup chopped figs, one-half cup of sugar, one
heaping teaspoonful of flour, one tablespoonful of
orange juice, the grated rind and juice of one
lemon. Mix all together. Roll a rich pie-crust thin,
cut into four-inch lengths or squares; on one-half
of these squares put a tablespoonful of the mix-
ture, and cover the other half of pie-crust square,
press the edges tightly and bake in a moderate
oven.
— Pasre Seventy
THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
CANNED FIGS
CANNED FIG DROPS—
To three quarts boiling water add two heaping
tablespoonfuls soda; now dip your figs in the water
for one minute and skim them out; then wash
them thoroughly in two or three waters, or until
there is no color left in the water. To ten pounds
of figs allow eight pounds of sugar; add just enough
water to dissolve the sugar; when boiling hot drop
in the figs, having first selected them with care so
as to avoid any that are broken or over- ripe; let
them simmer slowly two hours; now remove the
fig-s and boil down the syrup quite thick; replace
the figs; bring all to a boiling heat, after which
they are ready for canning after the usual method.
A few slices of lemon with its juice will improve
it •* flavor.
A WINTER DELIGHT—
Figs for canning should be sound and firm. Treat
them for a soda bath, as for preserving. Rinse
through two cold-water baths, drain and cook for
forty to sixty minutes in the syrup (two cupfuls
of sugar, four cupfuls of water;. Cool, pack and
cover with the syrup and process for thirty min-
utos in quart jars. When canning in tin, the fiq-.?
re-tain a better color and flavor if canned in
enamel-lined cans.
• •:ity-one —
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FIG BREAD gr BISCUITS
STEAMED INDIAN BREAD—
One and one-half cups corn meal, one cup rye
meal, one-half cup of flour, one and one-half tea-
spoons soda, one teaspoon salt, two-thirds cup of
molasses, one cup of water, one cup of milk, one
cup of chopped figs.
Mix and sift dry ingredients, add molasses,
liquid and figs. Pour into greased one-pound
baking-powder boxes, and steam steadily for one
and three-quarter hours. Or pour into a large
greased mold and steam for three hours.
CAMBRIDGE MUFFINS—
One-quarter cup shortening, one-fourth cup
sugar, one egg, three-fourths cup of milk, two
cups flour, four teaspoons baking-powder, one-
quarter teaspoon salt, one cup chopped figs.
Cream the shortening; add the sugar and egg
well-beaten; beat well, add the milk, flour, baking-
powder and salt, which have been sifted together;
add the figs; beat again, and bake in hot, greased
muffin pans twenty minutes in a moderate oven.
FIG ROLLS-
TWO cups flour, four teaspoons baking-powder,
one teaspoon salt, two tablespoons shortening,
three-fourths cup of milk.
Mix and sift dry ingredients, rub in shortening
until fine and crumbly, and add milk to form a
soft dough; a little more or less may be required,
according to the brand of flour used. Roll out
one-half, and cut in rounds with three-inch cutter;
spread with soft butter, sprinkle with cinnamon
and sugar and put sliced figs on half of each roll;
fold over, press edges firmly together, brush with
milk, and bake in hot oven fifteen minutes. Allow
one-half teaspoon cinnamon to two tablespoons of
sugar.
— Page Seventy-two
THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
MARY GREEN BREAD—
One cup corn meal, one cup entire wheat flour,
one cup white flour, one and one-half teaspoons
salt, one- fourth teaspoon soda, five teaspoons
baking-- powder, one-fourth cup molasses, one cup
chopped fig's, one-half cup chopped nut-meats, one
egg well-beaten, one and one-fourth cups milk.
Mix and sift dry ingi-edients; add other in-
gredients in order given; mix well, turn into a
greased bread-pan, cover with a cloth, let stand
fifteen minutes; bake in a moderate oven fifty
minutes.
BREAD OF LIFE—
One cup scalded milk; one cup boiling- water;
one-fourth cup molasses, two tablespoons of
shortening, two teaspoons of salt, one-half yeast
cake, one-fourth cup lukewarm water, four cups
entire wheat flour, one cup chopped figs.
Mix milk, water, molasses, shortening and salt;
when lukewarm, add yeast, dissolved in lukewarm
water, and flour; mix and beat well; let rise until
double in bulk; add figs, beat well, turn into two
greased bread-pans; let rise until light, and bake
one hour. The oven should be hot for the first
fifteen minutes, and then the heat should be re-
duced.
FIG GEMS—
To half a cup of chopped figs add the well-beaten
yolk of one egg, a pinch of so It. half a pint of
sweet milk, two scant cups of flour in which two
teaspoons of b'iking-powder have been sifted, add-
ing a tnblespoon of oil or butter before beating
in the whipped white of the egg. Bake for twenty
minutes rather briskly.
GRAHAM BISCUIT DREAMS—
Scald one cupful of sweet milk; add one-fourth
cuDful of granulated sugar, one-half teaspoon of
salt, one heaping-tablespoon of butter; stir until
the sugar is dissolved and the butter Is melted,
then set aside to cool.
In another dish mix one and one-half cupfuls
of graham flour, one cupful of white flour, and
two and one-half rounded teaspoonfuls of baking-
powder. When the milk is cold add to the dry
ingredients with one well-beaten egg. Beat the
whole vigorously for a few minutes, stir in one-
half cupful of figs, chopped very fine and dredged
with flour. Fill hot, greased gem-pans half full
and bake in a hot oven to a golden brown.
These are delicious with jam or marmalade.
Page Seventy-three —
THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
MERIHEW WHITE LOAF—
Three cups of flour; three cups of chopped fig's:
one cup. of chopped nuts; two cups of milk: one
teaspoon of salt; three tablespoons of baking--
powder; one tablespoon of shortening. Mix well,
put into a bread-pan and bake one hour.
M. M. A. FIG-COFFEE BREAD—
Sift tog-ether two cups of flour, two tablespoons
of sugar, one-half teaspoon of salt, four level
teaspoons of baking--powder. Beat together three
level tablespoons of Crisco, one-half cup of sweet
milk and one eg-g. Beat well and add one-
half cup of chopped dried figs (either black or
white); add nuts if desired. A dd more milk if
batter seems too stiff. Pour into a greased baking--
pan and cover with the following1 mixture:
Fig -Coffee Bread Mixture. — Two tablespoons of
flour; one tablespoon, level, full, of cinnamon; four
tablespoons level-full of sugar, four tablespoons
level-full of butter. Mix in a bowl and set in a
pan of warm water. Cover the pan of dough and
let stand ten minutes in a warm place before
baking-.
This bread is delicious, either warm or cold.
ROBINSON BROWN BREAD—
Two cups each of g'raham flour, rye meal and
white corn meal, three and one-half cup of sweet
fresh, or condensed milk, two heaping- teaspoons
of baking-powder, two teaspoons of salt, one and
one-half cups of corn syrup, one cup of fig's, ground
or cut up fine.
Mix meal, flour, salt and baking-powder; add
syrup and milk; after mixing- thoroughly add the
figs. This will fill three baking-powder cans
(25-oz.) two-thirds full; cover tightly; steam three
and one-half hours, or till it stands the straw test:
remove from cans, brown slightly in oven. Slice
thin while hot and serve with butter, peanut butter
or honey. It is also delicious for cold-lunch. sand-
wiches. /
PEARL FIG BREAD-
TWO cups of chopped figs; four cups of flour;
one egg; one-half cup of sugar; two cups of milk;
one teaspoonful of salt; four teaspoons of baking-
powder.
Sift the dry ingredients; add the egg well-beaten;
add the figs and milk. Mix well together; let stand
twenty-five or thirty minutes; bake in a moderate
oven for forty-five minutes.
— Page Seventy-four
THE J. C. FORKXER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
FIG MUFFINS —
Follow above recipe for Fig Bread; half -fill
greased muffin tins, let rise until light, and bake
for twenty-five minutes in hot oven.
BISCUITS O' BENT—
Put two cups of flour into a pan, work into it
one-fourth cup of shortening, one teaspoonful of
s :lt, two teaspoonfuls of baking-powder and one-
half cup of chopped figs. Wet with one cup of
rich, sweet milk, and if more flour is needed, add
until just stiff enough to handle. Roll to the usual
thickness, and bake in a quick oven.
FIG-YEAST BREAD—
One cup of warm, left-over cereal; three table-
spoons of brown sugar; a little salt; flour; two
tablespoons of shortening; one-fourth cake of yeast
or a small amount of liquid yeast; one-fourth cup
of warm water.
Mix the cereal, the sugar, the salt and the
shortening, add the yeast-cake dissolved in water,
and sufficient flour to knead. Let rise over night.
In the morning when kneading, work in one-half
cup of English walnut-meats, chopped, and one-
third cup of chopped figs. Shape into a loaf, let
rise; bake in a moderate oven. This bread is very
good for sandwiches.
HAYWARD BROWN BREAD—
Two cups of yellow corn meal; one cup of rye
or graham flour; one teaspoonful of salt; one tea-
spoonful of soda; one cup of very dark molasses;
one and one-half pints of water; one cup of raisins;
one cup of chopped figs. Put into a greased mold,
and steam two or three hours, either on a stove
or in a fireless cooker.
Paere Seventy-five —
THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
FIG COOKIES AND
CRULLERS
CHRISTMAS CAKES—
Six eggs; one cupful of granulated sugar; one
cupful of sifted bread-crumbs; one tablespoonful of
lemon- juice; one cup of almonds chopped fine; one
cup of figs chopped fine; one-half pound of dates
chopped fine; one teaspoonful of baking-powder.
Beat the egg-yolks and sugar well, and, grad-
ually, in succession, beating well all the time, the
lemon-juice, nuts, dates, figs, bread-crumbs and
baking-powder mixed; add lastly the whites of eggs
beaten until stiff. Bake in a single sheet about
one-half inch in thickness. Cover with plain boiled
icing, and sprinkle generously with a mixture of
chopped figs, dates and nuts. Cut into small
diamond shapes.
DOROTHY ARLINE COOKEYETTES—
One cup of sugar; one cup of butter; two eggs;
one pound of chopped figs; one-fourth pound of
chopped walnut-meats; one teaspoon of soda sifted
into two cups of flour. Drop in small balls three
inches apart on greased cookie tins.
C. E. L. COOKIES—
One cup of sugar, one-half cup of shortening,
one-half cup of milk, one egg, a pinch of salt, two
and one-half cups of flour, two heaping teaspoons
of baking-powder; flavoring if desired. Roll
cookies very thin; cut out and spread one teaspoon
of the jam in the center of a cookies, placing an-
other cookie over it — and bake in a moderate oven.
Cookey Filling. — One cup of fig jam, two table-
spoons of sugar, one tablespoon of flour; boil until
thick.
— Page Seventy-six
THE J. C. FORKNFjR FIG GARDENS
FIG CRULLERS—
One cup of butter, one and one-half cups of
sugar, three egg's. Beat all to a cream. Add one
teaspoonful of cinnamon, one of cloves, a cupful of
walnut-meats in rather large bits; one pound of
dried figs chopped fine; three and a half cupfuls
of flour. Mix well, roll into a sheet and cut into
shapes. Set in a cold place for an hour and fry
in a deep fat.
Page Seventy- seven —
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ENGLISH CHUTNEY
SAUCE
ENGLISH CHUTNEY SAUCE—
One-half pound of fig-s; one-half pound of raisins;
one pound of apples; one dozen ripe tomatoes (the
canned fruit may be used); two red peppers; one-
fourth cup of mint leaves (fresh or dried) ; six
small onions; one ounce of white mustard seed;
one and one-half quarts of vinegar, boiled and
cooled (do not have too strong-; ; one pound of gran-
ulated sug-ar.
This requires no cooking-. Put everything- through
the meat-grinder. Heat the salt and the sug-ar
with the vineg-ar, and let cool before pouring- over
the rest of the ingredients.
Pour all into a crock or jar, and let stand ten
days, stirring- each day — then it can be bottled.
Fine with meats.
TAMARIND CHUTNEY—
Two pounds of flg-s; one-half pound of green
g-ing-er-root; one pound of layer raisins; two table-
spoons of salt; one pound of onions; one-fourth
pound of chillies; one-fourth pound of brown sug-ar;
one-half pint of vineg-ar; a one -half pound jar or
bottle of tamarinds.
Remove the stones from the tamarinds and chop
fine; chop the fig-s fine; stone and cut the raisins
in quarters; chop the onion fine; pound the chillies,
and scrape and slice the glng-er. Mix all of the
ingredients tog-ether, bottle and seal.
— Paere Seventy- eisrht
THE J. C. FORKNER FIG GARDENS RECIPES
INDEX
Pages
Dainty Delights 1-3
Fig Specials 4-7
Fig Confections 8-15
Fig Tarts and Wafers 16-17
Fig Ices 18-20
Breakfast Specials 21-22
Stuffed Figs - 23
Fig Pastes 24-25
Fig Marmalade 26-27
Fig Preserves 28-32
Fig Salad 33-35
Fig Pickles 36-38
Fig Jams and Jellies 39-43
Fig Puddings 44-51
Sauces for Puddings 52
Fig Cakes 53-59
Filling for Cakes _ 60-61
Fig Pie 62-64
Stewed and Steamed Figs 65-66
Fig Sandwiches 67-68
Fig Turnovers 69-70
Canned Figs 71
Fig Bread and Biscuit 72-75
Fig Cookies and Crullers 76-77
Fig Sauces 78
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